Q:

Which of the following is the most appropriate unit to describe the rate at which water flows over Niagara Falls? A: Day per billion gallons, because the independent quantity is volume of water in billion gallons and dependent quantity is time in days B: Billion gallons per day, because the independent quantity is volume of water in billion gallons and dependent quantity is time in days C: Billion gallons per day, because the independent quantity is time in days and dependent quantity is volume of water in billion gallons D: Day per billion gallons, because the independent quantity is time in days and dependent quantity is volume of water in billion gallons

Accepted Solution

A:
C) Billion gallons per day, because the independent quantity is time in days and dependent quantity is volume of water in billion gallons.

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