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Classify the following variables as quantitative or qualitative variables. If the variable is quantitative, identify whether it is discrete or continuous.The distance traveled by a teacher from their house to their school.

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A quantitative variable is the one that has a numerical significance such as number of items, time spent on playing a video game while a qualitative variable is the one who has not a numerical significance attached to it such as Gender, Eye color

Further in a quantitative variable, a discrete variable is the one which is a whole number and can not be broken down further, like number of items

while a continuous variable is the one that takes any value within an interval of values like between 1 and 2 , a continuous variable can take any value like 1.21, 1.55556, 1.994 etc.

The distance traveled by a teacher from their house to their school can take any value like 25.4, 10.5, 26.9, etc.

Thus, the variable is quantitative and continuous.

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