Question

The cost of textbooks for a school increases with the average class size. Identify the independent and dependent quantity in the situation

Answer 1

Answer: Independent quantity = Class size

Dependent quantity = Cost of textbooks

Step-by-step explanation:

• The quantity that can be changed and manipulated is known as the independent quantity .
• The dependent variable is quantity which depends on the independe nt quantity.

The given statement :-The cost of textbooks for a school increases with the average class size.

From the given statement , it is clear that the cost of textbooks is dependent  on the class size.

Hence, Independent quantity = Class size

Dependent quantity = Cost of textbooks

Answer 2

Cost depends on the class size  , so 
cost is the dependent variable and class size is the independent.