In order to earn extra spending money, Mark babysits children after school. The amount of money he earns depends on the number of hours he babysits.m= the amount of money Mark earnsh= the number of hours Mark babysitsWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?Choices:(A) h is the independent variable and m is the dependent variable(B) m is the independent variable and h is the dependent variable
Q. In order to earn extra spending money, Mark babysits children after school. The amount of money he earns depends on the number of hours he babysits.m= the amount of money Mark earnsh= the number of hours Mark babysitsWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?Choices:(A) h is the independent variable and m is the dependent variable(B) m is the independent variable and h is the dependent variable
Understand Relationship: First, let's understand the relationship between the variables:m = the amount of money Mark earns,h = the number of hours Mark babysits.Since the money earned (m) changes based on how many hours (h) Mark works, h is the variable that is set first and m depends on it.
Identify Variables: To determine which variable is independent and which is dependent:The independent variable is the one that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variable. Here, h (hours Mark babysits) is set by Mark and does not depend on the money. The dependent variable, m (money earned), changes when h changes.
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