Independent and Dependent Quantities on Graphs

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• Opposite Tom's home is a hill. Tom climbed slowly up the hill, walked across the top, and then ran quickly down the other side.

• Tom walked home then he stopped and waited to watch the sky. After that, he ran to get home .

• Tom was walking to the park. He stopped and waited so the baby chicks could pass.

Which situation might this graph describe?

• Driving to raleigh, stopping, and coming back home.

• Running a mile, taking a break, running back home

• Running part way across a football field, picking up a football, running back to the start

• Biking to a friends house, stay the night, bike back home.

Between which seconds is the line DECREASING?

• Between 7 and 12 seconds

• Between 0 and 1 seconds

• Between 1 and 5 seconds

• Between 12 and 13.5 seconds

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According to the graph how far does the person travel in the first 5 seconds?

• 2 m

• 10 m

• 0 m

• 5 m

Which statement is true?

• The total cost is the dependent quantity because it depends on the weight of the package.

• The weight of the package dependent quantity because it depends on the total cost.

• The total cost is the independent quantity because it is represented on the y-axis.

• The weight is the independent quantity because it is represented on the y-axis.

Which is correct?

• The Independent Variable is distance

• The Dependent Variable is distance

Name the INDEPENDENT variable from the table below.

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