Question

You are walking directly away from your house. You are 555 miles away from your house when you start walking, so you can determine your distance from your house by adding 555 to the number of miles you have walked. In the equation below, xxx represents the number of miles you have walked, and yyy represents your distance from home in miles. The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation: y=x+5y=x+5y, equals, x, plus, 5 Identify the dependent and independent variables. Dependent variable Independent variable Your distance from home Number of miles you walk

Answer 1

1dependant

2independant

Explanation:

Answer 2

• Dependent variable is Your distance from home(y)
• Independent variable is Number of miles you walk(x)

Explanation:

x represents the number of miles you have walked

y represents your distance from home in miles.

The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation: y=x+5

The dependent variable is that whose value changes whenever the value of the independent variable is changed.

From the equation above:

• When x=1, y=1+5=6 miles
• When x=3, y=3+5=8 miles

We can clearly see that y changes for different values of x.

Therefore:

• Dependent variable is Your distance from home(y)
• Independent variable is Number of miles you walk(x)