Dependent and Independent Variables with Graph

The variable that is measured.

• Dependent variable

• Independent variable

• Control variable

What is the algebraic equation for this table?

• y = x + 3

• y = 3x

• y = x ÷ 3

• y = x - 3

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

Which equation matches the table?

• y = x 

• y = 5x

• y = x - 4

• y = x + 4

Tags

CCSS.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.LE.A.2

What are the independent quantities in the table?

• {5,6,7,8,9}

• {0,1,2,3,4}

• x

• y

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

What are the dependent quantities from the table?

• {-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3}

• {9, 6, 3, 0, -3, -6, -9}

• x

• y

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

What is the INDEPENDENT variable?

• distance

• 25

• time

• there isn't one

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

What is the DEPENDENT variable?

• total cost

• weight

• 0.3

• there isn't one

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

On a graph, which axis shows the INDEPENDENT variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• neither

• it changes

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

On a graph, which axis shows the DEPENDENT variable?

• x-axis

• y-axis

• neither

• it changes

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

• the independent variable is distance
• the independent variable is d=25 t
• the dependent variable is time
• the dependent variable is distance

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.B.5