Question

Jewels has $6.75 to ride the ferry around Connecticut. It will cost her $0.45 every time she rides. Identify the dependent variable and independent variable in this scenario.

The number of rides is the independent variable, and the total cost is the dependent variable.
The total cost is the independent variable, and the number of rides is the dependent variable.
The number of rides and the total cost are both independent variables.
The number of rides and the total cost are both dependent variables.

Answer 1

The answer is A.

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Answer 2

Riding is independent variable and cost is dependent....

Explanation:

According to the given statement Jewels has $6.75 to ride the ferry around Connecticut. It will cost her $0.45 every time she rides.

It means that if she rides a ferry, she pays

If she does not ride the ferry she won't pay

This shows that the paying depends on riding.

Thus riding is independent variable and cost is dependent....