Question

You spend c dollars for

p identical pairs of pants. A friend claims that
because c increases if you increase p, and p
increases if you increase C, either corp could be
the independent variable. Is your friend right or
wrong? Explain.

Answer 1

Your friend is wrong.

Explanation:

C is dependent upon the number of pairs of jeans purchased, making P independent.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Given that we spend dollars for p identical pairs of pants.

Let assume that the price of a pair of pants is 5$

So we can form an equation:

c = 5p

A friend claims that because c increases if you increase p

It is true, in the above equation, p is the independent variable and c is dependent one. If we p increase in unit, c will follow up to increase 5$

p increases if you increase c

It is wrong, only p can affect on c and only p is dependent variable.

So to sum up, the statement : either corp could be the independent variable is wrong. Only one corp (p) is independent.