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the x-axis contains ______ variable, the thing that is being ______. the y-axis contains the ______ variable, the thing that is ______ when the ______ variable is changed. act

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the x-axis contains the independent variable, the thing that is being varied (or manipulated). the y-axis contains the dependent variable, the thing that is measured when the independent variable is changed.

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