Question

The graph shows the time, m, in minutes and the temperature, t, in degrees Celsius that it took a pot of ice cubes to melt and boil. The degrees per minute is constant.In the table below, select the phrase that represents the independent variable.number of minutes per degreesnumber of minutestemperature in degreesnumber of degrees per minute

Answer 1

SOLUTION

Step 1 :

We are meant to select the phrase that represents the independent variable.

An independent variable is a variable that represents a quantity that is being manipulated in an experiment.

From the graph, we can see that :

( Number of minutes) is an independent variable.