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Students at the Lexington High School homecoming dance always get their pictures taken. The more students there are at the dance, the more pictures the photographer will take.\newlines=s = the number of students attending the dance\newlinep=p = the number of pictures the photographer will take\newlineWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) ss is the independent variable and pp is the dependent variable\newline(B) pp is the independent variable and ss is the dependent variable

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Q. Students at the Lexington High School homecoming dance always get their pictures taken. The more students there are at the dance, the more pictures the photographer will take.\newlines=s = the number of students attending the dance\newlinep=p = the number of pictures the photographer will take\newlineWhich of the variables is independent and which is dependent?\newlineChoices:\newline(A) ss is the independent variable and pp is the dependent variable\newline(B) pp is the independent variable and ss is the dependent variable
  1. Identify Variables: In any given scenario, the independent variable is the one that is changed or controlled in a scientific experiment to test the effects on the dependent variable. The dependent variable is the variable being tested and measured. In this context, we need to determine which variable influences the other.
  2. Controlled Experiment: The number of students attending the dance ss is something that can be controlled or set beforehand. The photographer does not control how many students come to the dance; instead, they react to that number by taking pictures. Therefore, the number of pictures taken pp depends on the number of students ss.
  3. Determining Influence: Since the number of pictures taken is dependent on the number of students attending, ss is the independent variable and pp is the dependent variable. This means that the correct choice is (A) ss is the independent variable and pp is the dependent variable.

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