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Independent and Dependent Variables
Overview
An independent variable is an unknown number.
A dependent variable is an unknown number that changes depending on the independent variable.
For example…
Sarah always eats 3 times as many cookies as Joey. Write an expression to represent
the relationship between the number of cookies Sarah eats and the number of cookies Joey eats. Identify the independent and dependent variables.
We can represent the situation with the expression s = 3j
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Use the table below to answer question.
Answer
11
2(4) + 3
Use the table below to answer question.
When x increases, y ____________.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Stays the same
Answer
A. Increases
y increases with x.
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Which letter is the dependent variable?
Answer
Y
y changes based on the value of x.
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Which letter is the independent variable?
Answer
X
x is independent of any other variable
Use the table below to answer question.
Solve for y in the table. Then graph the points on the coordinate plane below.
Answer
Plug in the values from the table for x to determine y and graph
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