Question

A local store sells cartons of eggs. The number of eggs in a carton and the cost of the carton of eggs are related. You need 11 eggs. Identify the independent variable in the relationship.
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Part 1
What is the independent​ variable?
A.
The number of eggs in the carton
B.
The number of eggs you need
C.
The cost of the cartons of eggs you need
D.
The cost of each egg
E.
The cost of a carton of eggs
F.
The number of cartons of eggs you need

Answers

GPT-4o mini
In the context of the relationship between the number of eggs in a carton and the cost of the carton of eggs, the independent variable is the one that you can control or change, which influences the dependent variable.

In this case, if you're determining how many cartons you need to buy based on the fact that you need 11 eggs, the independent variable is:

**A. The number of eggs in the carton**

This is because the number of eggs in each carton will dictate how many cartons you need to buy to reach your goal of 11 eggs.