You are buying a new internet service. The service costs $75 per month. In the equation below, d is the total number of dollars
that you pay for your service, and t is the time (in months) that you keep the service. The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation:
d=75t
Identify the dependent and independent variables.
Dependent variable Independent variable
The total number of dollars you pay {} {}
The time in months you keep your service {} {}
Because we already know that x=75, and that a independent variable is An independent variable is a variable that represents a quantity that is being manipulated in an experiment. x is often the variable used to represent the independent variable in an equation.
