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At the salad bar, the grocery store charges $5.99 for each half pound you buy. Which variable is dependent?

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1 answer:

son4ous [18]3 years ago

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Answer:

See below.

Step-by-step explanation:

cost = function of the number of half pounds you buy

Let n = number of half pounds you buy.

Let c = cost.

The cost function is

c = 5.99n

n is the independent variable. The number of half pounds you buy is any number you choose. Once you have a fixed number for n, then c depends on that number.

c is the dependent variable.

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