Question

You are using a hose to fill up your backyard swimming pool on a hot day. Water flows out of the hose at a rate of 6 gallons per minute. In the equation below, m is the number of minutes the hose has been running, and g is the number of gallons of water in the pool.

The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation: g = 6m


Identify the dependent and independent variables.

Answer 1

G is the valuable answer

Answer 2

dependent variable = g = gallons of water in pool

independent variable = m

g is dependent on the value of m

Explanation: