Mrs. Beckner is going to Hawaii. She plans to learn to surf. The Surf Hut company charges an initial fee of $65 for the lesson plus $2.50 for each hour she uses the surfboard.

Question

The number of hours is the ____ (dependent variable, independent variable, function, input function) The total cost of the surf lesson and surfboard is the ____ (dependent variable, independent variable, function, input function).

Answer 1

The number of hours is the independent variable.
The total cost of the surf lesson and surfboard is the dependent variable.