SOLUTION: A customer purchases 7 dozen cupcakes from a bakery that is running a special. The first dozen of cupcakes purchased is $14. Each additional dozen of cupcakes purchased is $12.50.

Question 1022099: A customer purchases 7 dozen cupcakes from a bakery that is running a special. The first dozen of cupcakes purchased is $14. Each additional dozen of cupcakes purchased is $12.50.
What is the independent variable?
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, fractalier:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The cost depends on the number of dozens of cupcakes.
So the number of dozens is the independent variable.
Answer by fractalier(6550) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since how much you pay DEPENDS on the number of dozens of cupcakes you buy, the amount you pay is the dependent variable, and the number of dozens of cupcakes would be your independent variable.
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