Question

mr. buckley, the debate team coach, is organizing a debate tournament at his school. the number of rounds in the tournament will determine how many volunteers he will need as judges. r = the number of rounds in the tournament v = the number of volunteers needed for judging which of the variables is independent and which is dependent? v is the independent variable and r is the dependent variable r is the independent variable and v is the dependent variable

Explanation:

An independent variable is the one that is manipulated or chosen freely, and the dependent variable depends on the independent variable. Here, the number of rounds (\(r\)) determines the number of volunteers (\(v\)), so \(r\) is independent (we can choose or set the number of rounds), and \(v\) is dependent (it depends on how many rounds there are).

Answer:

r is the independent variable and v is the dependent variable