The students at Campbell High School are collecting food for a local food bank. The amount of food collected will determine the number of trucks needed to deliver the food to the food bank.

Question

f = the amount of food collected
t = the number of trucks needed to deliver the food

Which of the variables is independent and which is dependent?

Answer 1

The independent variable is the amount of food collected (f) because it is the variable that can be controlled or changed by the students. The dependent variable is the number of trucks needed to deliver the food (t) because it depends on the amount of food collected.