Question

A car moves at 45 miles per hour. The time and the distance it travels are recorded.What is the dependent variable?a) 45b) the distancec) the card) the time

Answer 1

the dependent variable is distance (option B)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

The speed of a car = 45 miles per hour

To find:

the dependent variable

Dependent variable are variables which depend on another quantity

from the options:

a) 45 is not a variable but a constant

b) speed = distance/time

distance depends on time. A faster or lower time time will affect the distance covered

c) The car is not a variable

d) the time is an independent variable

Hence, the dependent variable is distance (option B)