On your math quiz, you earn 5 points for each question that you answer correctly. In the equation below, x represents the number of questions that you answer correctly on your math quiz, and y represents the total number of points that you score on your quiz.
The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation:
y=5x
Identify the dependent and independent variables.

Dependent variable
Independent variable
The total number of points you score
The number of questions you answer correctly

Respuesta :

Dependent variable: y because you get the points by doing the quiz.
Independent variable: x because you don’t know how many questions you answered correctly.
Total points you score: Unknown until you know how many you got right also the same as y.
Number of questions you answer correctly: Unknown until you get your paper back, also the same as x.

Dependent-y
Independent-x