Question

You are doing chores to earn your allowance. For each chore you do, you earn $3.

In the equation below, c is the number of chores you do, and d is the number of dollars you earn. The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation: d=3c

Identify the dependent and independent variables.

Answer 1

The independent variable is the number of chores you do; the dependent variable is the amount of money you make.

independent and dependent variables

Answer 2

Independent- a variable (often denoted by x ) whose variation does not depend on that of another.
Dependent- a variable (often denoted by y ) whose value depends on that of another.

Independent- c (number of chores)
Dependent- d (number of dollars)