A student is training for the swim team during July and August one summer. She swims one hour every day, while averaging 800 meters each day. Select the graph that correctly shows the total meters the student swam during the time of her training program.

Graph of meters versus hours. Ray starting at point zero comma zero and passing through 24000 comma 30.
Graph of meters versus hours. Line segment between point zero comma zero and 49 comma 62.
Graph of hours versus meters. Line segment between point zero comma zero and 62 comma 49,600.
Graph of hours versus meters. Ray starting at point zero comma zero and passing through 62 comma 49,600.

Question

A student is training for the swim team during July and August one summer. She swims one hour every day, while averaging 800 meters each day. Select the graph that correctly shows the total meters the student swam during the time of her training program.

Graph of meters versus hours. Ray starting at point zero comma zero and passing through 24000 comma 30.
 Graph of meters versus hours. Line segment between point zero comma zero and 49 comma 62.
 Graph of hours versus meters. Line segment between point zero comma zero and 62 comma 49,600.
 Graph of hours versus meters. Ray starting at point zero comma zero and passing through 62 comma 49,600.

dude · Answer

Okay, you must know what the independent and dependent variables are first

Of course the only thing that you can change in this situation is time spent swimming. So it is the independent variable
[We can get rid of A and B]

Also note that she is not swimming indefinitely so the line must end somewhere (You should know the difference between line segment and ray)