Question

answer the questions below.
(a) jessica works at adventure fun park. she notices that the daily number of tickets sold at the park varies with the daily high temperature. what is the dependent variable in this relationship?
daily high temperature
daily number of tickets sold
(b) the amount of a certain medication taken in the morning influences the amount of sleep that night. which is the independent variable?
amount of sleep
amount of medication taken
(c) for each value of an input c, a function computes the corresponding value of the output p. which is the independent variable for this function?
c
p

Explanation:

(a) A dependent variable is affected by another variable. Here, ticket sales depend on temperature.
(b) An independent variable is the one that causes a change. The medication amount affects sleep.
(c) In a function, the input is the independent variable, which is C here.

Answer:

(a) daily number of tickets sold
(b) amount of medication taken
(c) C