A College Student Has a New Job,and Must Balance Classes

question 16

Multiple Choice

A college student has a new job,and must balance classes and commute times to work.The student takes two weeks to drive from campus to the workplace by several routes,including a direct route through town,a highway route,and a route through a city park.Comparing the drive times,affected by the route,speed limits and intersections is possible.The dependent variable is the

• A) total amount of time spent stopped at stop signs and stoplights at intersections.
• B) average time in minutes it takes to drive from campus to workplace.
• C) the time in minutes after class lets out, until the student has entered traffic to drive to the workplace.
• D) distance in miles of each possible driving route from campus to workplace.

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