The amount of gasoline remaining in the tank decreases with mileage driven. Identify the independent and dependent quantity in the situation.
cost of gasoline; amount of miles driven
mileage driven; amount of gasoline remaining in the tank
amount of miles driven; amount of gasoline used
amount of gasoline remaining in the tank; mileage driven
1 answer
In this situation, the independent quantity is the mileage driven, as it is the variable that you can control or change. The dependent quantity is the amount of gasoline remaining in the tank, as it depends on the mileage driven.
So the correct identification is:
mileage driven; amount of gasoline remaining in the tank.
