Question

A parent is using a garden hose to fill up a small inflatable pool for her young child. The pool has a capacity of 90 gallons. She turns the water off after 5 minutes, but leaves the hose in the pool for another 3 minutes before putting it away.
In this situation, the relationship between the gallons of water in the pool and the 8 minutes since the parent started filling the pool can be seen as a function.

In that function, which variable is independent? Which one is dependent?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Independent variable = the time. Dependent variable = amount of water per minute

Step-by-step explanation;

The total amount of water depends on how long the hose is left on.

Answer 2

Answer:

Independent variable = the time. Dependent variable = amount of water per minute

Step-by-step explanation;

The total amount of water depends on how long the hose is left on.

Step-by-step explanation: