Identify Independent and Dependent Variable Math

A food service worker earns $12 per hour. If the wages earned depends on the number of hours worked, identify the dependent variable.

• wages earned

• number of hours

Sarah is bringing treats to her elementary school class on her birthday. The number of treats she brings in is based on the number of students in her class.

What is the dependent variable?

• number of students

• number of treats

A food service worker earns $12 per hour. If the wages earned depends on the number of hours worked, identify the independent variable.

• wages earned

• number of hours

In the United States House of Representatives, the number of representatives from a state depends on the population.

Which of the variables is independent?

• number of U.S. Representatives

• population

Name the DEPENDENT variable from the table below.

• minutes

• bubbles

What is the INDEPENDENT variable?

• distance

• 25

• time

• there isn't one

What is the DEPENDENT variable?

• total cost

• weight

• 0.3

• there isn't one

Dilcia wants to know how drinking milk affects how tall a Monica grows. Which is the independent variable?

• Monica's growth

• drinking milk

Angelina set up an experiment to see how the mass of a ball affects the distance it rolls off a ramp. Identify the independent variable.

• Distance traveled by the ball

• Height of the ramp

• Mass of the ball

• Who set up the experiment (Ms. S, etc)

Sarah is bringing treats to her elementary school class on her birthday. The number of treats she brings in is based on the number of students in her class.
t = the number of treats
s = the number of students
Which of the variables is independent?

• s

• t