Thread: What is the independent and dependent quantity for these examples?

1. A car is traveling at a rate of sixty miles per hour for several hours.

2. The area of a square floor is the product of the length of two of its sides.

3. The perimeter of a square is the sum of the length of all four of its sides.

4. The length of a video file in minutes relates to the size of the file in bytes.

5. The total weight of a bag of apples in pounds relates to the number of apples in the bag.

Thanks!

1. independent: time dependent: speed (although constant)

2. independent: length of the sides dependent: area

3. independent: length of a side dependent: perimeter

4. independent: size of the file dependent: length of the video (arguably you could answer this one either way)

5. independent: number of apples dependent: total weight of the apples

1. D:Hours I: Rate
2. D: Length I: Area
3. D: Length I: Perimeter
4. D: Length I: Size
5. D: Weight I: Number of Apples