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Benchmark 2 - Item 205183

Question 19 of 30
Ben sells greeting cards for $5 each in his online store. He also charges $1.99 for
shipping. The total cost, y, of an order from Ben's store is found using the equation y =
5x + 1.99, where x is the number of cards bought. Which quantity represents the
dependent variable in this problem situation?
A.the number of cards sold
B.the total cost of an order
C.the cost of one card
D.the cost of shipping

Answer 1

y (total cost of an order) is the dependable variable. y can only be solved once x is given.

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