If You Could Exactly Afford Either 2 Units of X

question 30

Multiple Choice

if you could exactly afford either 2 units of x and 10 units of y, or 4 units of x and 2 units of y, then if you spent all of your income on y, how many units of y could you buy?

• A)6
• B)10
• C)18
• D)26
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

In an experimental setting, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

The variable being tested and measured in a scientific experiment, which is expected to change under different conditions brought about by the independent variable.

Directed Thinking

Thinking aimed at a particular goal.

Analogical Representation

An idea that shares some of the actual characteristics of the object it represents.