Question

Ake earns $12 for each hour worked. The equation y = 12x can be used to model this situation, where x represents the number of hours worked and y represents the total amount earned. What is the independent variable?

Answer 1

Independent variable: The number of hours worked(x)

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Ake earns $12 for each hour worked.

`y = 12x`

The above equation represents the total money earned where x represents the number of hours worked.

Independent and dependent variable:

• Independent variable is the free variable.
• Dependent variable depends on the independent variable.
• Any change in free variable leads to a change in the dependent variable.

Independent variable:

The number of hours worked, x is the independent variable in the given situation. A change in the number of hours worked leads to a change in the the total amount earned.