Question

Mr. pittman has several grandchildren, some of whom have outgrown their winter coats. he will be buying new coats for those who outgrew their old ones. n = the number of new coats mr. pittman will purchase o = the number of grandchildren who have outgrown their coats which variable is the dependent variable?

Answer 1

The dependent variable in this case is n

The dependent variable is the one that depends on another variable. In this scenario:

• n is the number of new coats Mr. Pittman will purchase.

• o is the number of grandchildren who have outgrown their coats.

Since the number of new coats (n) depends on the number of grandchildren who have outgrown their coats (o), n is the dependent variable in this context.

The number of new coats is determined by the number of grandchildren who need them.