Question

Henry has $21.50 to ride the trolley around San Francisco this week. It will cost him $0.50 every time he rides. Identify the dependent variable and independent variable in this scenario.

Answer 1

The number of rides is the independent variable, and the total cost is the dependent variable.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Dependent: Cost of the ride.

Independent : Number of rides.

Explanation:

The independent variable is the variable what we change and the dependent variable is the variables which changes because of that changes.

Here the total cost of ride changes for any change in the number of rides.

Hence, the number of rides is the independent variable and the total cost of ride is the dependent variable