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You are walking directly away from your house.

You are 5 miles away from your house when
you start walking, so you can determine your
distance from your house by adding 5 to the
number of miles you have walked. In the
equation below, a represents the number of
miles you have walked, and y represents your
distance from home in miles.
The relationship between these two variables
can be expressed by the following equation:
y = x + 5
Identify the dependent and independent
variables.
Your distance
from home
Number of
miles you
walk
Dependent
variable
Independent
variable

User Farski
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Answer:

dependent: your distance from home

independent: number of miles you walk

Explanation:

lmk if you want an explanation

User Vishal Nagda
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