Detemine if each situation describes an independent variable or dependent variable.
Independent
Dependent
Donna is studying the number of calories a person consumes and their weight. What type of variable is the number of calories a
person consumes?
:: Heather is looking at the age of a person and their height. What type of variable is age?
Jay is studying the temperatures of a city and the average cost of an electricity bill. What type of variable is the cost of an
electricity bill?
Joe is looking at how many text messages a person sent and the amount of their phone bill. What type of variable is the number
of text messages?