Yaritza had 2 inches of snow on her lawn. It then began to snow at a rate of 2 inches per hour. Assume no snow melted. Answer the questions below regarding the relationship between the number of hours since snow began falling and the total amount of snow on Yaritza's lawn. What is the independent and dependent variable.

The independent variable is the number of hours since snow began falling, and the dependent variable is the total amount of snow on Yaritza's lawn.