Question: The amount spent by Chris on a birthday party is a function of number of his friends whom he invited. Which of the following is a dependent variable?
A ) Chris′s age B ) number of members in Chris′s family C ) number of friends Chris invited D ) amount spent by Chris on the party
Steps to derive
1 Independent variable is the input and the dependent variable is the output of the situation.
2 From the given function, independent variable is the number of friends and the dependent variable is amount Chris spent.
3 Among the choices, "amount spent by Chris on the party" is dependent variable.