Question

2. Amir's community center has an evening art class. He pays $5 every time he goes to the class. His cost, C(a), is given by C(a) = 5a, where a is the number of art classes Amir attends.

a. Identify the independent variable and tell what it represents.

b. Identify the dependent variable and tell what it represents.

Answer 1

The answer is the letter A

Answer 2

Answer: a. The independent variable in the equation C(a) = 5a is a. It represents the number of art classes Amir attends.

b. The dependent variable in the equation C(a) = 5a is C(a). It represents the cost Amir incurs as he attends art classes. The dependent variable is dependent on the independent variable because the cost will change as the number of classes attended changes.