Question

A graph shows the relationship between the number of hours you rent a bike and the total cost of renting the bike. One of the points on the graph is (2,22). Which number represents the independent quantity?(1 point)

Answer 1

The independent quantity, or the input variable, is the number of hours you rent a bike. In this case, the number of hours is represented by the x-coordinate of the point (2,22). Therefore, the independent quantity is 2.