Independent Variables and Dependent Variables

independent variable

A teacher wishes to compare the number of tardy students wearing black with the number of tardy students wearing pink. In this scenario, clothing color is the...

dependent variable

In an experiment to test the effect a gasoline additive has on gas mileage in a car, gas mileage is the...

independent variable

variable represented on the x axis

dependent variable

variable represented on the y axis

independent

a variable that does not depend on another

dependent

a variable that depends on another

h

DeAnthony is going to hang up clean shirts in the closet. The number of empty hangers he needs will depend on how many clean shirts there are.
h = the number of empty hangers
s = the number of clean shirts
What is the variable (letter) that represents the

p

Lani baked a pan of brownies for a potluck. The number of squares she cuts the brownies into will depend on the number of people attending the potluck.
s = the number of squares Lani cuts the brownies into
p = the number of people attending the potluck
Wh

t

Ms. Zinn is training to run a marathon at the end of the month. The more time she has spent training, the longer the distance she is able to cover during one run.
t = the amount of time Jackie has spent training
d = the distance Jackie is able to cover du

a

Ms. Wittrock is making fresh orange juice. The amount of juice she can make depends on how many oranges she has.
a = the amount of juice Ms. Wittrock can make
t = the number of oranges Ms. Wittrock has
What is the variable (letter) that represents the dep