Question

Jill already has saved $20 and she earns $5/hr for babysitting her little sister. The total amount of money she will have can be represented by the equation y = 5x + 20. What is the dependent variable and what does it represent in this problem?

Answer 1

The dependent variable in the variable y, so it is the total cost that's dependent on the hour babysitter. It represent the total amount of money.