Question

Hank is throwing a surprise party. The party costs $20 per person. Create an equation and graph to represent the relationship between the cost of the party and the number of friends attending. The dependent variable is ____. A. Number of friends (f) B. Cost of party (c)

Answer 1

The dependent variable in an equation is the one that stays the same.
Find the constant value that does not change throughout this problem

Answer 2

The dependent variable is B. Cost of party(c)

Explanation:

The cost per person = $20

Number of friends = f

Cost of the party c = 20f

Here the cost of the party(c) depends upon the number of friends(f) join the party.

Therefore, f is the independent variable and c is the dependent variable.

Answer: The dependent variable is B. Cost of party(c)

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