A team from the Department of Public Works is painting lines on the freeway. The length of road that needs to be lined determines how many hours the project will take.
r = the length of road
h = the number of hours needed
Which of the variables is independent and which is dependent?
Normally time is always the independent variable, however the way the question is worded seems as though time is the dependent variable. The amount of time it takes to complete the project depends on the length of the road.
