Question

Frank is having the car pets in his house cleaned. The cost of the cleaning is calculated from the area of the carpets. C= the cost of the cleaning a= the area of the carpets. Which of the variables is independent which is dependent?

Answer 1

Cost of the cleaning, C is the dependent variable

Area of the carpet, a is the independent variable

Explanation:

cost of the cleaning is calculated from the area of the carpets

C= the cost of the cleaning a= the area of the carpets.

Cost of the cleaning, C is the dependent variable

Area of the carpet, a is the independent variable

A dependent variable is a variable which depends on other factors to exist. They take their values based on other factors. Their value is changed as a result of a change in independent variable

An independent variable is a variable which does not change as a result of the change in other factors. They take their values irrespective of external factors around them.