Cetting Ready for High-StakesNameAssessment ⋅ Practice Test 36 Ally graphs how much it costs to buy apples at the farmers' market.Place an X in the table to show if each variable is dependent or independent.\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|}\cline { 2 - 3 } \multicolumn{1}{c|}{} & Dependent & Independent \\\hline Cost & & \\\hline Number of Pounds of Apples & & \\\hline\end{tabular}
Q. Cetting Ready for High-StakesNameAssessment ⋅ Practice Test 36 Ally graphs how much it costs to buy apples at the farmers' market.Place an X in the table to show if each variable is dependent or independent.\begin{tabular}{|l|l|l|}\cline { 2 - 3 } \multicolumn{1}{c|}{} & Dependent & Independent \\\hline Cost & & \\\hline Number of Pounds of Apples & & \\\hline\end{tabular}
Cost of apples: The cost of apples depends on how many pounds you buy, so the cost is the dependent variable because it changes based on the number of pounds.
Pounds of apples: The number of pounds of apples is the independent variable because it's what you choose before knowing the cost; you decide how many pounds to buy, and then the cost is determined.