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Billy is planning a birthday party and plans to serve cupcakes. The more of his friends who plan to attend the party, the more cupcakes he will prepare.\newlinef=f = the number of Billy's friends who plan to attend the party\newlinec=c = the number of cupcakes Billy will prepare\newlineWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) ff is the independent variable and cc is the dependent variable\newline(B) cc is the independent variable and ff is the dependent variable

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Q. Billy is planning a birthday party and plans to serve cupcakes. The more of his friends who plan to attend the party, the more cupcakes he will prepare.\newlinef=f = the number of Billy's friends who plan to attend the party\newlinec=c = the number of cupcakes Billy will prepare\newlineWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) ff is the independent variable and cc is the dependent variable\newline(B) cc is the independent variable and ff is the dependent variable
  1. Identify variable type: Identify whether ff is the independent or the dependent variable. The number of cupcakes Billy will prepare does not depend on any other factor mentioned in the problem but is based on the number of friends who plan to attend the party. Therefore, ff is the independent variable.
  2. Identify variable type: Identify whether cc is the independent or the dependent variable. The number of cupcakes prepared by Billy depends on the number of his friends attending the party. So, cc is the dependent variable.
  3. Choose correct answer: Choose the correct answer choice based on the identification of independent and dependent variables. Since ff is the independent variable and cc is the dependent variable, the correct choice is (A)ff is the independent variable and cc is the dependent variable.

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