SOLUTION: how do you decide which variablleshould be on the x-axis and which should be on the y-axis

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Question 99283: how do you decide which variablleshould be on the x-axis and which should be on the y-axis
Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
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by convention, the independent variable is on the horizontal (x) axis

and the dependent variable is on the vertical (y) axis

the cost of a chain depends on the length of the chain, so the length would be the x value and the cost would be the y value