Denise conducts a study to find out which of three subway routes gets her to work in the shortest amount of time. In Denise‘s experiment, the independent variable is the ____, and the dependent variable is the ____.
A. speed of the subway car; route she took
B. route she took; amount of time to get to work
C. amount of time to get to work; number of routes she tried
D. fastest route; shortest route
Answer: B
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