Which of the following is the most appropriate unit to describe the rate at which a person reads?
A. words per minute, because the independent quantity is the words.
B. words per minute, because the independent quantity is the minutes.

Question

Which of the following is the most appropriate unit to describe the rate at which a person reads? 
A. words per minute, because the independent quantity is the words.
B. words per minute, because the independent quantity is the minutes.

oaktree · Answer

B. The independent quality is definitely not the words, because if you think about it the number of words depends on the number of minutes.

anonymous · Answer

Are you sure? Isn't it words because the number of words change but the minutes stay the same. Im not sure :/

oaktree · Answer

No, the independent is always time. Time is ALWAYS independent. Well, almost always. It is definitely B.

anonymous · Answer

Okay, thanks(:

anonymous · Answer

waaaaait. so the rate of people entering a theme park it would be people per hour, since the independent quantity is the hours, right?

oaktree · Answer

Bingo.