Question

Joe earned $400 doing yard work this week. He charged $20 to mow a lawn and $10 to weed a garden. The equation 20m + 10w = 400 represents how much work Joe did this week, where m is the number of lawns Joe mowed and w is the number of gardens he weeded.

Which variable is the independent variable?



A.


m


B.


w


C.
There is no relationship between the variables.

Answer 1

@elementwielder @mathman123

Answer 2

well do you know what an independent variable is?

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

i think i know the answer i was just checking my answer

Answer 5

well then you should be able to find the answer very easily... they both depend on each other so neither is independent meaning the answer is what?

Answer 6

i think it's M?

Answer 7

i think so...

Answer 8

Thanks :)

Answer 9

dont forget to close the question