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Identify the independent variable and dependent variable in the situation:

Dollars earned, d, and the number of hours spent babysitting, h.
Independent variable
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Dependent variable
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Identify the independent variable and dependent variable in the situation: Dollars-example-1
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Independent: number of hours
Dependent: money earned

Basically, the amount of money she earns DEPENDS on how many hours she worked. It wouldn’t make sense to say that the amount of hours she worked depends on how much money she made.
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