Question

You and a friend go to see the most recent superhero movie. The length of the movie is 109 minutes, but of course, there will also be previews. In the equation below, p is the number of minutes taken up by the previews, and t is the number of minutes you spend watching previews and the movie.

The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation:

t=109+p

Identify the dependent and independent variables.

Answer 1

The independent variable can be modified.

p can be modified, you can change how many minutes are from previews.

You can't change the value of t, it depends on the value of p. It is the dependent variable.

Answer 2

Independent Variable - p

Dependent Variable - t

Explanation:

The length of the movie is 109 minutes

⇒ Length of the movie is fixed and cannot be varied.

Also, p is the number of minutes taken up by the previews

And t is the number of minutes you spend watching previews and the movie.

Now, The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation :

t = 109 + p

Here, p is the independent variable as it can take any value and is not fixed on any variable.

But, t is the dependent variable and its value is dependent on the p, the number of minutes taken up by the previews

Thus, Independent Variable - p

Dependent Variable - t