Reid is wrapping gifts to earn money for camp. He calculates the amount of wrapping paper he needs based on the number of gifts.r= the number of rolls of wrapping paperg= the number of giftsWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?Choices:(A) r is the independent variable and g is the dependent variable(B) g is the independent variable and r is the dependent variable
Q. Reid is wrapping gifts to earn money for camp. He calculates the amount of wrapping paper he needs based on the number of gifts.r= the number of rolls of wrapping paperg= the number of giftsWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?Choices:(A) r is the independent variable and g is the dependent variable(B) g is the independent variable and r is the dependent variable
Determine Relationship: Determine the relationship between the two variables. Reid needs wrapping paper based on the number of gifts he has to wrap. This implies that the amount of wrapping paper r is determined by the number of gifts g.
Identify Independent Variable: Identify the independent variable. The independent variable is the one that can be changed freely without being affected by other variables. In this case, the number of gifts g is chosen by Reid and does not depend on the amount of wrapping paper. Therefore, g is the independent variable.
Identify Dependent Variable: Identify the dependent variable. The dependent variable is the one that depends on the independent variable. Since the amount of wrapping paper r needed depends on the number of gifts g, r is the dependent variable.
Select Correct Answer: Select the correct answer choice based on the identification of independent and dependent variables. Since g is the independent variable and r is the dependent variable, the correct choice is (B) g is the independent variable and r is the dependent variable.
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