Concept of Joint and Combined Variation | eMathZone
www.emathzone.com › tutorials › algebraConcept of Joint and Combined Variation. Often the value of a variable quantity depends on the values of several other quantities, for instance the amount of simple interest on an investment depends on the interest rate, the amount invested, and the period of time involved. For compound interest the amount of interest depends on an additional variable: how often the compounding takes place.