Question
The temperature is dropping at a rate of five degrees per hour.
Let d represent the number of degrees the temperature drops.
Let t represent the number of hours that pass.
Which is the independent variable?
the number of hours
the number of degrees the temperature drops
the rate at which the temperature drops
the day of the week highlight
Let d represent the number of degrees the temperature drops.
Let t represent the number of hours that pass.
Which is the independent variable?
the number of hours
the number of degrees the temperature drops
the rate at which the temperature drops
the day of the week highlight
Answers
GPT-4o mini
In this situation, the independent variable is **the number of hours** (t). The number of hours that pass (t) determines how much the temperature will drop (d). The degrees the temperature drops (d) depends on the independent variable (t) and the rate at which the temperature drops.