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Your family decides to take a long road trip for the summer. You will be riding in the

car while it moves at a fairly constant rate for eight hours to reach your destination.
Record your answers to the questions about this road trip below.
Question 1
Which quantity in this situation is the independent variable?

The time in hours is the independent variable in this situation.

Which quantity is the dependent variable?

The distance traveled is the dependent variable in this situation.

Describe how you know which is which in this situation.

In this situation, the independent variable is the factor that is being controlled or changed deliberately, which is the time in hours. The dependent variable, on the other hand, is the factor that is being measured and is dependent on the independent variable, which is the distance traveled. As the car travels for a certain amount of time, the distance covered will depend on that time, making it the dependent variable.

write it like a 4th grader make it short

The time in hours is the one we can change, so it's the independent variable. The distance goes up or down depending on the time, so it's the dependent variable.