Adrienne had a pizza party at a local arcade. She spent $24 for pizza $5 and per person for games. Let c be the total cost of pizza and games, and let p be the number of people at her party. Write an equation to represent the problem. Which is the dependent variable? Explain.

Question

Adrienne had a pizza party at a local arcade. She spent $24 for pizza $5 and  per person for games. Let c be the total cost of pizza and games, and let p be the number of people at her party. Write an equation to represent the problem. Which is the dependent variable? Explain.

kropot72 · Answer

c = 24 + 5p
c is the dependent variable because its value is dependent on p = number of people