Identifying Independent/Dependent Variables and Mutually Exclusive

What is the dependent variable in the statement? The number of pages read, p, and the time spent reading, t

• Dependent variable: p

• Dependent variable: t

What is the independent variable in the statement? The number of pages read, p, and the time spent reading, t

• Independent variable: p

• Independent variable: t

What is the independent variable in the statement?

• Independent variable: p

• Independent variable: c

What is the dependent variable in the statement? The profit, p, and the number of candy bars sold, c

• Dependent variable: p

• Dependent variable: c

What is the independent variable in the statement?

• Independent variable: d

• Independent variable: h

What is the dependent variable in the statement?

• Dependent variable: d

• Dependent variable: h

What is the independent variable in the statement? Surface area of walls in a room, a, and the amount of paint used, p

• Independent variable: a

• Independent variable: p

What is the dependent variable in the statement? Surface area of walls in a room, a, and the amount of paint used, p

• Dependent variable: a

• Dependent variable: p

An ​ ​ (a)   variable causes the ​ (b)   variable to change..

• independent

• dependent

What is the independent variable in the statement?

• Independent variable: w

• Independent variable: p