Question

If you work for an hourly wage, your gross pay is a function of the number of hours that you work. What is the independent variable? What is the dependent variable?
A.The independent variable is the gross pay. The dependent variable is the hourly wage.
B.The independent variable is the gross pay. The dependent variable is the number of hours.
C.The independent variable is the number of hours. The dependent variable is the gross pay.
D.The independent variable is the hourly wage. The dependent variable is the gross pay.

Answer 1

In a function/equation, the y-value (or f(x)) represents the dependent variable, because it depends on x-value, which is the independent variable. In this situation, which value depends on the other value? Does the gross pay depend on the hourly wage, or is it the other way around?

Answer 2

what grade are yall in?

Answer 3

@soccer130130 do not hijack other people's questions with your own, especially if it is a question such as yours.

Answer 4

@rome20 , do you understand what I'm saying?

Answer 5

sorry i just really need help with 9th grade geometry

Answer 6

Taking a test and I don't understand the question.

Answer 7

@StudyGurl14

Answer 8

@soccer130130 it's ok. Next time just post your question in your own thread

Answer 9

@rome20
In this problem, the hourly wage affects the gross pay. Using this information, what variable is the dependent, and what is the independent?