Question

Kelly sleeps 8 hours a day. If an equation were written to show the number of hours Kelly has slept for any given number of days, which is the y-value?. . A. number of hours in a day . B. number of days . C. number of hours slept . D. 9 hours

Answer 1

C. number of hours slept

Answer 2

The correct answer from the choices given is C. The y-value most likely is the number of hours slept. The variable "y" in an equation is the dependent variable which is dependent to variable "x" called the independent variable. Writing an equation showing the number of hours Kelly has slept for any given number of days, shows that the number of hours slept is dependent to certain parameters.