Question

Choose the answer that best represents the situation described below. The more air you pump into a balloon, the greater the circumference of the balloon will be. A. The amount of air you pump into a balloon is a function of the circumference of the balloon. B. The circumference of a balloon is a function of the amount of air you pump into the balloon. C. The height to which a balloon will rise is a function of the amount of air you pump into the balloon.

Answer 1

B. The circumference of a balloon is a function of the amount of air you pump into the balloon.

Explanation:

When the amount of air pumped into a balloon increases, the circumference also increases.

Thus, we can say that the circumference of the balloon is dependent on the amount of air pumped in.

Thus, we have two variables:

• Dependent Variable,: Circumference

,

• Independent Variable,: Amount of air

This means that the circumference of a balloon is a function of the amount of air you pump into the balloon.

Option B is correct.