Kiera 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 Kiera cuts the brownies intop= the number of people attending the potluckWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?Choices:(A) p is the independent variable and s is the dependent variable(B) s is the independent variable and p is the dependent variable
Q. Kiera 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 Kiera cuts the brownies intop= the number of people attending the potluckWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?Choices:(A) p is the independent variable and s is the dependent variable(B) s is the independent variable and p is the dependent variable
Understand Relationship: Understand the relationship between the two variables. The number of squares Kiera cuts the brownies into s is determined by the number of people attending the potluck p. This means that the number of squares depends on the number of people.
Identify Independent Variable: Identify the independent variable. The independent variable is the one that is not affected by the other variable. In this case, the number of people attending the potluck p does not depend on how many squares the brownies are cut into. Therefore, p is the independent variable.
Identify Dependent Variable: Identify the dependent variable. The dependent variable is the one that is affected by the independent variable. Since the number of squares s is determined by the number of people attending p, s is the dependent variable.
Choose Correct Answer: Choose the correct answer choice based on the identification of independent and dependent variables. Since p is the independent variable and s is the dependent variable, the correct choice is (A)p is the independent variable and s is the dependent variable.
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