A small publishing house is taking pre-orders for a novel to be released next month. The number of copies of the novel they will print depends on the number of pre-orders they receive.c = the number of copies of the novel they will printp = the number of pre-ordersWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?Choices:(A) p is the independent variable and c is the dependent variable(B) c is the independent variable and p is the dependent variable
Q. A small publishing house is taking pre-orders for a novel to be released next month. The number of copies of the novel they will print depends on the number of pre-orders they receive.c = the number of copies of the novel they will printp = the number of pre-ordersWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?Choices:(A) p is the independent variable and c is the dependent variable(B) c is the independent variable and p is the dependent variable
Understand Relationship: In this scenario, we need to understand the relationship between the two variables: the number of pre-orders p and the number of copies of the novel they will print c. The independent variable is the one that is not affected by the other variable, while the dependent variable is the one that depends on the value of the independent variable.
Identify Variables: Since the publishing house decides the number of copies to print based on the number of pre-orders they receive, the number of pre-orders p is the cause and the number of copies c is the effect. Therefore, the number of pre-orders is the independent variable because it influences the number of copies to be printed, not the other way around.
Conclusion: Based on the understanding of independent and dependent variables, we can conclude that the correct choice is (A) p is the independent variable and c is the dependent variable, because the number of copies to be printed depends on the number of pre-orders received.
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