Adrienne had a party at a local skating rink. She spent one hundred dollars for a party room and eight dollars per person for skates. Let c be the total cost of the room and skates, and let f be the number of friends at her party. Write an equation to represent the problem. Which is the independent variable? Explain.

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anonymous · Answer

100+8f=C

anonymous · Answer

$100 + f = c 
F is the independent variable because independent variables are inputs or causes, which the cost of the friends skates are in a way an input to the total cost, the dependent variable(s).

anonymous · Answer

sorry his equation is correct

anonymous · Answer

thank you word problems confuse me :)

anonymous · Answer

i would tell you the answer for which is independent variable and which is dependent..if you can analyse the equation @awesome_fish

anonymous · Answer

do you know which is independent variable @awesome_fish

anonymous · Answer

is it c bc it is the total cost

anonymous · Answer

wait no c is the dependent so f is the independent

anonymous · Answer

C is dependent variable 
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anonymous · Answer

awe ty ur awesomer even though thats not a word it fits u :)

anonymous · Answer

ha..ha ..haa LOL..keep smiling