Tyler’s grocery receipt shows a charge of $0.25 for every apple he purchased.Let g represent the amount on the grocery receipt.Let a represent the number of apples purchased.Which is the dependent variable?

The grocery bill depends on how many apples Tyler buys. At $0.25 per apple, the bill amount is g = 0.25a, so the amount of the grocery bill is the dependent variable. The number of apples is the independent variable because it determines the bill.

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