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Penelope took some money to a confectionery store to buy some candies for her brother. Identify the dependent and independent variable.
Penelope took some money to a confectionery store to buy some candies for her brother. Identify the dependent and independent variable.
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Solution
The correct option is B Dependent Variable:
Independent Variable:
Number of candies
Amount of money
Penelope can buy as many candies as per the amount of money she has.
If she has more money, then she can buy more candies and vis versa.
∴ Here, the independent variable is the amount of money she is carrying, and the dependent variable is the number of candies.
| Number of candies |
| Amount of money |
Penelope can buy as many candies as per the amount of money she has.
If she has more money, then she can buy more candies and vis versa.
∴ Here, the independent variable is the amount of money she is carrying, and the dependent variable is the number of candies.
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of this to buy books and 
to buy uniform. The remaining, she used to buy uniform for her brother.