Example 1
Ruth gets $2 every time she helps her dad gather sticks in the yard. Apparently, there's a major stick epidemic in their neighborhood. Let t be the number of times Ruth helps her dad gather sticks in the yard, and let R be the amount of money Ruth gets for picking up the sticks. What's an equation that shows the relationship between R and t?
Example 2
Ruth gets $2 every time she helps her dad gather sticks in the yard. Let t be the number of times Ruth helps her dad gather sticks in the yard, and let R be the amount of money Ruth gets for picking up the sticks. Does R depend on t or does t depend on R?