A scientist learns to tell the temperature outside by the number of chirps a cricket makes per minute. He uses the formula:

t=n/8+5

where t = the outdoor temperature and n = the number of chirps made by the cricket in 1 minute. What is the dependent variable in the above formula?

t(n) = n/8 + 5

t is a function of n
t depends on n

In the given formula t = n/8 + 5, the dependent variable is "t", which represents the outdoor temperature. The dependent variable is the one that changes based on the values of the independent variable(s), which in this case is the number of chirps made by the cricket (n). By inputting different values of n into the formula, we can determine the corresponding values of t, the temperature.