What is the difference between a Dependent variable and a Independent variable?

Create a real-life situation and create a system and show how it might be modeled algebraically with a system of equations (or inequalities) show all work include a few sentences explaining the situation, your variables of choice and what each represents, and how you would set it up and solve it algebraically. !

Suppose a ball is dropped fromca height of 6ft. it bounces back up but time it bounces, it reaches only 7/10 of its pervious height. what is the total of each height that the ball reaches after 5 bounces

Neveah and clint are baking muffins for the bake sale. they need to bake 30 muffins for their display case. clint has baked 4 so far, and neveah has baked 7. how many muffins (m) do they have left to bake? show your work!