Question

The table shows the number of cups of water required when cooking different amounts of rice. Amount of Rice (cups) Amount of Water (cups) 2 5 3 7.5 5 12.5 8 20 Which statements apply to the ratio of rice and water? Select two options. The amount of rice is the dependent value. The amount of water is the dependent value. The amount of rice is the independent value. The amount of water is the independent value. The values cannot be labeled as dependent or independent without a given equation. The values cannot be labeled as dependent or independent since any amount can be selected for either.

Answer 1

• The amount of water is dependent value.
• The amount of rice is independent value.

Explanation:

The given table lists the amount of water needed for different amounts of rice.

Note that, amount of water needed is determined by the amount of rice used. For more cups of rice, more water is needed and vice versa. For 2 cups of rice, 5 cups of water are needed and for 8 cups of rice 20 cups of water are needed as given in the table.

From here we can conclude that amount of water is dependent on the amount of rice.

Therefore, the correct options from the given set of options would be:

• The amount of water is dependent value.
• The amount of rice is independent value.