TO BILL CUSTOMERS FOR WATER USAGE ONE CITY CONVERTS THE NUMBER OF GALLONS USED INTO UNITS THIS RELATIONSHIP IS REPRESENTED BY TH
E EQUATION G=748 U WHERE G IS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GALLONS OF WATER USED AND U IS THE NUMBER OF UNITS. DETERMINE WHICH STATEMENT IS TRUE ABOUT RELATIONSHIP SELECT TWO G IS A DEPENDENT VARIABLE U IS A DEPENDENT VARIABLE G IS THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE U IS THE INDEPENDENT VARIABLE THE TWO VARIABLES CANNOT BE LABELED AS INDEPENDENT OR DEPENDENT WITHOUT A TABLE OF VALUES. THE TWO VARIABLES CANNOT BE LABELED AS INDEPENDENT OR DEPENDENT SINCE ANY VALUE CAN BE SELECTED FOR EITHER
G is a dependent variable because its values will rely on the values of U multiplied by 748. A dependent variable in most cases is isolated on one side of an equation ( mostly the left-hand side) and it value is affected by the values selected on the other side of the equation.
U is an independent variable because it stands on its own such that it does not rely on the behavior of another variable to determine its value/characteristic.Characteristic here i mean , U is freely selected without considering the behavior of other variable, thus it does not face any restrictions as compared to G.
