Question

Samantha is making goodie bags for her child's birthday party, and she is buying bottles of bubbles for the bags. The number of party guests determines how many bottles of bubbles she will need to purchase.

g = the number of guests
b = the number of bottles of bubbles Samantha purchases

Which variable is the dependent variable?

Answer 1

In this scenario, the number of bottles of bubbles Samantha purchases (b) is the dependent variable, while the number of guests (g) is the independent variable. This is because the number of bottles of bubbles she needs to buy depends on the number of guests attending the party.