In each question determine which is the dependent and which is the independent variable. Write your answer on a piece of scrap paper. When you are done, click on the link below to check your answers

1. An ice cream shop sells a single scoop cone for $2.00. If you wish to have more than a single scoop cone, additional scoops can be added at the cost of $1.00 each. The relationship between the variables is given by the equation:
   p = 1.00s + 2.00

   What is the dependent and which is the independent variable in this case?

2. A warehouse packs 28 boxes of cereal in a carton. The number of boxes of cereal that get packed is given by the relationship:
   y = 28x

   What is the dependent and which is the independent variable in this case?

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