Question

Nate is buying birthday candles for his grandmother's birthday cake. The number of boxes of candles he will purchase is based on her age, in years. b = how many boxes of candles Nate will purchase y = Nate's grandmother's age, in years Which of the variables is independent and which is dependent? Independent: b Dependent: y O Independent: y Dependent: b​

Answer 1

Independent: y

Dependent: b​

Explanation:

In the scenario being described the Independent variable would be y (Nate's grandmother's age) while the Depenent variable would be b (number of boxes of candles Nate will purchase). This is because the number of boxes of candles that Nate will purchase relies on his grandmother's age, meaning that it depends on variable b in order to determine its own value. On the other hand Nate's grandmothers age does not depend on anything in order to have a value.