Applied Algebra C957 WGU - Learning Checks with correct answers
Which choice is a variable?
A.The number of states in the United States of America
B.The cost of your daily newspaper
C.The amount a teenager makes babysitting
D.Your shoe size - correct answer-C
Which choice is a variable?
A.The operating system on your phone
B.The amount a babysitter charges per hour
C.The name of the largest mountain range in the United States
D.The colors and styles of your shoes - correct answer-D
Which choice is a quantitative variable?
A. S, representing the number of regular weekly shipping deliveries your company's trucks
make
B. P, representing the monthly profit based on the number of customers who needed
plumbing services
C. R, representing the monthly rent for your company's office building
D. M, representing the federal minimum wage - correct answer-B
In a lawn-mowing business, the amount of time an employee spends mowing a lawn
depends on the size of the lawn. It might also depend on some other factors.
Which choice represents a qualitative variable in this lawn-mowing business?
A. G, representing the amount of gas needed to mow a given lawn
, B. W, representing the number of hours the employee spends working each day
C. H, representing the hilliness of the lawn
D. M, representing the maximum amount of lawn that a given mower can complete per
hour - correct answer-C
Which variable is related to the variable temperature?
A. Pen sales
B. Computer sales
C. Hot chocolate sales
D. Book sales - correct answer-C
The number of years someone regularly deposits money in a savings account is related to
the amount of money in the account. T/F - correct answer-T
The amount of food prepared for a catered event depends on the number of people
attending.
Which variable is the independent variable?
A. The amount of food prepared
B. The number of people attending - correct answer-B
You own a car wash that charges $10 for each car that goes through. If you wash 50 cars a
day, your revenue is $10×50=$500. If you only wash 20 cars a day, your revenue is
$10×20=$200.
Which variable is the independent variable?
A. Your company's revenue
B. The number of cars washed - correct answer-B
Which choice is a variable?
A.The number of states in the United States of America
B.The cost of your daily newspaper
C.The amount a teenager makes babysitting
D.Your shoe size - correct answer-C
Which choice is a variable?
A.The operating system on your phone
B.The amount a babysitter charges per hour
C.The name of the largest mountain range in the United States
D.The colors and styles of your shoes - correct answer-D
Which choice is a quantitative variable?
A. S, representing the number of regular weekly shipping deliveries your company's trucks
make
B. P, representing the monthly profit based on the number of customers who needed
plumbing services
C. R, representing the monthly rent for your company's office building
D. M, representing the federal minimum wage - correct answer-B
In a lawn-mowing business, the amount of time an employee spends mowing a lawn
depends on the size of the lawn. It might also depend on some other factors.
Which choice represents a qualitative variable in this lawn-mowing business?
A. G, representing the amount of gas needed to mow a given lawn
, B. W, representing the number of hours the employee spends working each day
C. H, representing the hilliness of the lawn
D. M, representing the maximum amount of lawn that a given mower can complete per
hour - correct answer-C
Which variable is related to the variable temperature?
A. Pen sales
B. Computer sales
C. Hot chocolate sales
D. Book sales - correct answer-C
The number of years someone regularly deposits money in a savings account is related to
the amount of money in the account. T/F - correct answer-T
The amount of food prepared for a catered event depends on the number of people
attending.
Which variable is the independent variable?
A. The amount of food prepared
B. The number of people attending - correct answer-B
You own a car wash that charges $10 for each car that goes through. If you wash 50 cars a
day, your revenue is $10×50=$500. If you only wash 20 cars a day, your revenue is
$10×20=$200.
Which variable is the independent variable?
A. Your company's revenue
B. The number of cars washed - correct answer-B
