Question

Which of the following is the most appropriate unit to describe the rate at which water flows out through a standard household faucet?

Minutes per gallon; because the independent quantity is volume of water in gallons and dependent quantity is time in minutes.

Gallons per minute; because the independent quantity is volume of water in gallons and dependent quantity is time in minutes.

Minutes per gallon; because the independent quantity is time in minutes and dependent quantity is volume of water in gallons.

Gallons per minute; because the independent quantity is time in minutes

Answer 1

Which of these four possibilities makes the most sense to you? Which make(s) the least sense? Eliminate the least likely answer or answers. Ask questions; I'd be glad to answer.

Answer 2

I feel like D makes since to have x as the time and y as the quantity of volume in water

Answer 3

If the answer is D, which variable is independent and which one is dependent upon the other?

Answer 4

The independent variable is time and dependent is quantity of water

Answer 5

Beautiful. Right on!

Answer 6

Thanks

Answer 7

My pleasure! and thank you for the medal.