As the number of credit hours a student takes in a semester increases, the amount of tuition, the amount of access fees, and the number of student loans available also increase. Which of the following is the independent variable?
A. Amount of tuition
B. Number of credit hours
C. Amount of access fees
D. Number of student loans available
Independent is a variable that determines the outcome of the other variable. In this case, the credit hours determine how other three variables change. Thus, the number of credit hours is the independent variable.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is B.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: A soccer field is rectangular in shape and is 100 meters long and 75 meters wide. The hectare is a metric unit of are often used to measure larger areas. Given that 1 hectare = 10000 meters2, which of the following represents the soccer field’s are in hectares?
A. 0.75 hectares
B. 7.5 hectares
C. 7,500 hectares
D. 75,000,000 hectares
Answer Explanation
The dimension of the field is shown below.
Area of rectangle = length * width
Area of rectangle = 100 m *75 m = 7500 m2
Area of the rectangle in hectares =
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Q #2: Which of the following is the best description for the data set below? 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9
A. Uniform
B. Right-skewed
C. Bimodal
D. Left-skewed
Answer Explanation
To solve this problem, we need to find the mean, mode, and median of the above data set.
From the data set, the mode of the data is 2 and 8. They are the most occurring elements in the data set.
The mean of data is the total divided by the number of elements
Total=1+ 1 + 2+ 2+ 2+ 2+ 3 +3+ 7+ 7+8+8+ 8+ 8+ 9+9=80
Number of elements=16
Mean=80/16=5
Median will fall in between the (N/2)th and (N/2+1)th position
(N/2)th =16/2 =8th position and (16/2+1)th =9th position
Since the data is arranged in ascending order as below
1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9
Element in 8th position = 3
Element in 9th position =7
So the median average of the two elements=(3+7)/2=5
Now the data could be presented as follows in the distribution curve
This is because the data set has two modes, meaning the data is bimodal.
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Q #3: As the number of credit hours a student takes in a semester increases, the amount of tuition, the amount of access fees, and the number of student loans available also increase. Which of the following is the independent variable?
A. Amount of tuition
B. Number of credit hours
C. Amount of access fees
D. Number of student loans available
Answer Explanation
Independent is a variable that determines the outcome of the other variable. In this case, the credit hours determine how other three variables change. Thus, the number of credit hours is the independent variable.
