Classify the variables as independent or dependent.

1.) time and salary

Independent variable:______________
Dependent variable:______________

2.) The number of hours boiling and the number of ounces of water in the pot
Independent variable:______________
Dependent variable:_______________

3.) The distance covered and the volume of the gasoline

Independent variable:______________
Dependent variable:_______________

4.)The number of hours studied to grade on test

Independent variable:______________
Dependent variable:_______________

5.)Height of a plant to the number of months grown

Independent variable:______________
Dependent variable:_______________

Questions:
1.) Fill in the blanks.

a. I consider . as a/an _______________ variable because it _______________ the .

b. I consider salary as a/an _______________ variable because it _______________ on
the number of hours worked.
c. I consider The number of hours boiling as a/an _______________ variable because
it _______________ the number of ounces of water in the pot.
d. I consider the number of ounces of water in the pot. as a/an _______________
variable because it _______________ on the number of hours boiling .
e. I consider the distance covered as a/an _______________ variable because it
_______________ on the volume of the gasoline .
f. I consider the volume of the gasoline as a/an _______________ variable because
it _______________ the distance covered .
g. I consider the number of hours studied as a/an _______________ variable because
it _______________ the grade on test .
h. I consider the grade on test as a/an _______________ variable because it
_______________ on the numbers of hours studied .
i. I consider height of the plant as a/an _______________ variable because it
_______________ on the number of months grown.
j. I consider the number of months grown as a/an _______________ variable because
it _______________ the number of months grown.

2.) How do you differentiate the dependent from the independent variable?