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Hakim 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.$\newline$$b$ = how many boxes of candles Hakim will purchase$\newline$$y$ = Hakim's grandmother's age, in years$\newline$Which of the variables is independent and which is dependent?$\newline$Choices:$\newline$(A) $y$ is the independent variable and $b$ is the dependent variable$\newline$(B) $b$ is the independent variable and $y$ is the dependent variable