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1. The weight of a newborn animal is given by the formula W = 3d + 9, where W is the weight

in grams and d is the number of days since hatching.

(a) What is the independent variable?

(b) What is the dependent variable?

(c) What will the weight of the newborn animal be 3 days after it hatches?

Respuesta :

DavidTheAnswer
A. The independent variable is “d”, the number of days.

B. The dependent variable is the weight because it is dependent on the number of days.

C. To find the weight after 3 days just plug in 3 for “d”. You end up with W = 18 grams.