Question

Carlos is shopping for school supplies. He bought a pencil box for $3, and he also needs to buy notebooks. Each notebook is $2. Let represent the total cost of the supplies and be the number of notebooks Carlos buys.

1) Determine which variable is independent and which is dependent.

2) Write an equation that models the situation.
please help me this is due today

Answer 1

Answer: y = 2x + 3, The notebooks are independent and the total price is dependent.