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.

I think it's C but not forsure

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. 




I think it's C but not forsure

imstuck · Answer

You're right.  There is no independent variable.  The amount of money he earns will always depend upon how many lawns he cuts plus how many gardens he weeds.

anonymous · Answer

Thanks for confirming my answer

imstuck · Answer

Anytime!