Question

An individual closes out help desk tickets at a rate of 4 tickets per hour for h hours. Write an equation that expresses the situation, let x be the independent variable and y be the dependent variable

Answer 1

y=4x

Explanation:

an independent variable is the variable that is changed or controlled in an experiment or observation to test the effects on the dependent variable

a dependent variable is variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment

in this case, the number of help desk tickets closed out is dependent on the number of hours the individual works so y is the number of tickets closed (dependent variable). The number of tickets closed of will be 4 multiplied by the number of hours worked i.e. y=4x