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15 Nov 2021
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Given that, due to erosion, a river shoreline is losing several thousand pounds of soil each year. A linear equation that expresses the total amount of soil lost per year is y = 12,000x.
We have to identify the independent and dependent variables.
Step-by-step explanation
Step 1.
The independent variable is the number of years gone by and the dependent variable is the amount of soil, in pounds, the shoreline loses each year.
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