Question

Andrew loves skiing-- he just hates the ski lift. To make matters worse, the ski lift has been acting up today. Andrew is using the GPS on his phone to track the ski lift's progress as it travels up the mountain. It moves at a steady rate of 400 feet per minute until it stops suddenly. Andrew calls his friends to tell them he is stuck. They talk on the phone for 10 minutes until finally the ski lift begins moving again. What is the independent quantity? What is the dependent quantity?

Answer 1

1.) Time in minutes

2.) Distance in feet.

Explanation:

What is the independent quantity?

Independent quantity are the domain. In this question since the rate is 400 feet per minute, this can be refer to slope.

The independent quantity is therefore the time in minutes.

What is the dependent quantity?

Dependent quantity depends on independent quantity. Since time is the independent quantity, distance in feet will be the dependent quantity.