Question

Owen went to Best Buy to purchase a new laptop. He put a down payment of $200 and will pay $75 each month until he pays it off. Use the

formula p= 200 + 75c to identify which statement below is false.

The ‘p’ is represented as the dependent variable

The ‘c’ represents the number of months

The independent variable is 75

The ‘c’ is represented as the independent variable

Answer 1

“The independent variable is 75” would be false because 75 is not a variable. A variable is a letter with a hidden value.

Answer 2

Owen went to Best Buy to purchase a new laptop. He put a down payment of $200 and will pay $75 each month until he pays it off. Use the

formula p= 200 + 75c to identify which statement below is false.

The ‘p’ is represented as the dependent variable [true]

The ‘c’ represents the number of months [true]

The independent variable is 75 [FALSE]

The ‘c’ is represented as the independent variable [true]