The manager of a restaurant decides how many servers to schedule for a particular night based upon how many reservations were made for that night.s= the number of servers scheduled to workr= the number of reservationsWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?Choices:(A) r is the independent variable and s is the dependent variable(B) s is the independent variable and r is the dependent variable
Q. The manager of a restaurant decides how many servers to schedule for a particular night based upon how many reservations were made for that night.s= the number of servers scheduled to workr= the number of reservationsWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?Choices:(A) r is the independent variable and s is the dependent variable(B) s is the independent variable and r is the dependent variable
Identify independent variable: Identify the independent variable.The independent variable is the one that can be set or controlled directly. In this context, the number of reservations r is set by the customers and does not depend on how many servers are scheduled. Therefore, r 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 manager decides the number of servers s based on the number of reservations r, s is the dependent variable.
Choose correct option: Choose the correct option based on the identified variables.Since r is the independent variable and s is the dependent variable, the correct choice is:(A) r is the independent variable and s is the dependent variable.
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