Question

leo wants to take sports drinks to todays basketball practice so he can stay hydrated. there are already some sports drinks in the car, but he decides to grab a few extra bottles from his pantry. the table shows the relationship between how many bottles he takes from the pantry, p, and the total number of bottles he brings to practice, b. bottles taken from pantry (p) 1 2 3 4 total number of bottles brought to practice (b) 3 4 5 6 which of the variables is independent and which is dependent? b is the independent variable, and p is the dependent variable. p is the independent variable, and b is the dependent variable. complete the sentence. the dependent variable is always ▲ the independent variable. 2 more than

Explanation:

An independent variable is the one that is controlled or changed, while the dependent variable depends on the independent variable. Here, the number of bottles taken from the pantry ($p$) is chosen by Leo, so it is independent. The total number of bottles brought ($b$) changes based on how many are taken from the pantry, so it is dependent. Looking at the table, for each $p$ value, $b = p + 2$, meaning the dependent variable is always 2 more than the independent variable.

Answer:

1. p is the independent variable, and b is the dependent variable.
2. The dependent variable is always 2 more than the independent variable.