In the United States House of Representatives, the population of a state is used to calculate how many Representatives are from that state. \( p= \) the population of a state \( r= \) the number of Representatives Which of the variables is independent and which is dependent? \( r \) is the independent variable and \( p \) is the dependent variable \( p \) is the independent variable and \( r \) is the dependent variable

In the context of determining the number of Representatives (\( r \)) based on the population (\( p \)) of a state: - **Independent Variable (\( p \))**: This is the variable that you manipulate or that determines the outcome. In this case, the population of a state (\( p \)) is the input that influences the number of Representatives. - **Dependent Variable (\( r \))**: This is the variable that depends on the independent variable. Here, the number of Representatives (\( r \)) depends on the population of the state. **Therefore:** \( p \) (population) is the **independent variable**, and \( r \) (number of Representatives) is the **dependent variable**. **Correct Choice:** - \( p \) is the independent variable and \( r \) is the dependent variable