Question

Richard accepted a part time job where he is paid $10.50 an hour. To find how much he's earned, he uses the equation where p is the amount of money he's earned and h is the hours he's worked. Which variable is the dependent variable? A. h B. p C. There is no relationship between the variables.

Answer 1

B. p
The dependent variable DEPENDS on the independent variable. Richard does not know how much amount of money he's earned (p) until he knows how many hours he's worked (h). P depends on H.

Answer 2

a. h because the total amount of money he earns, p, DEPENDS on how many hours that he works, h