Independent and Dependent Math

Determine which is the INDEPENDENT variable: the number of minutes running or the amount of calories burned

• Number of minutes running

• number of calories

• They are both

• neither one is

Determine which is the DEPENDENT variable: the grade made on your math test or the number of minutes you spent studying

• Grade on math test

• number of minutes

• Both are

• Neither are

Determine which is the INDEPENDENT variable: the grade made on your math test or the number of minutes you spent studying

• neither are

• both are

• grade on the test

• number of minutes

Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

What is the dependent variable on the graph?

• Number of Hours (h)

• Cost (c)

Elizabeth hired a cleaning service to clean her house. To find C, the total cost of cleaning her house, she used the following equation.

C = 7.5x + 25

What is the dependent variable for the equation?

• 7.25

• 25

• C

• x

Elizabeth hired a cleaning service to clean her house. To find C, the total cost of cleaning her house, she used the following equation.

C = 7.5x + 25

What is the dependent variable for the equation?

• 7.25

• 25

• C

• x

Which is the dependent variable?

• x

• y

• -1/2

• 4

Which of the following equations match the table.

• x = 2y

• y = 2x

• y = x + 5

• x = y

What is the independent variable on the graph?

• Number of Hours (h)

• Cost (c)