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A plumber charges a visitation fee of $60 and $45 per hour for time worked. If h is the number of hours worked and t is the total charge for completed work, then the variables are related by the equation
t = 45h + 60.

Which variable is the independent variable?

A.
h

B.
t

C.
There is no relationship between the variables.

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A plumber charges a visitation fee of $60 and $45 per hour for time worked. If h is the number of hours worked and t is the total charge for completed work, then the variables are related by the equation 
t = 45h + 60. 
 
Which variable is the independent variable?
 
 A.
h
 
 B.
t
 
 C.
There is no relationship between the variables.

anonymous · Answer

B. t

anthonyn2121 · Answer

It would be B.

anonymous · Answer

The independent variable is h because t always changes when h changes but h doesn't change when t changes.  The value of t depends on h, the value of h does not depend on t.  This means that the answer is A :)  I hope this helps!!

mathmale · Answer

@ligiete :  Please do NOT advertise a medal for "best answer."  The most you can expect from other OpenStudy users is guidance towards finding the answer yourself.  Please explain your reasoning and then share it with the rest of us.  That might help you to get on track.

anonymous · Answer

mossyfish answer make more sense to me, I'm not try to give a answer but explain why get this answer so I can figure out!!! thank you everybody for helping!!