Question

Richard accepted a part time job where he is paid $10.50 an hour. To find how much he's earned, he uses the equation p=10.5h where p is the amount of money he's earned and h is the hours he's worked.

Which variable is the dependent variable?

A.
h

B.
p

C.
There is no relationship between the variables.

Answer 1

there

Answer 2

What do you think the answer is?

Answer 3

p?

Answer 4

p is the dependent variable, because it is dependent upon h, because the amount of money he earns changes with the amount of hours he works. So, the answer would be B.

Answer 5

Yes, p.

Answer 6

I believe so, @jacob1728

Answer 7

So to help you out here, the amount of money he earns (p) depends on the amount of hours he worked (h)

Answer 8

thank you.i wish i could give ya both medals:)

Answer 9

your welcome