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Which of the following represents a function? 50 !

Astudent is determining the influence of different types of food on the growth rate of spiders. she feeds one group of spiders two caterpillars twice a week. the other group received similarly-sized beetles twice a week. she records the amount of time required for individuals to reach sexual maturity. her hypothesis is that the spiders feeding on caterpillars will have a faster growth rate because caterpillars have a higher protein content compared to beetles. in this experiment, what is the dependent variable? spiders assigned to different feeding groups. time required to reach sexual maturity number of prey items fed twice a week. growth rates of each group.

Two spray paint machines are used to paint different portions of a large wall. the first machine (nicknamed "paint pro") is used for two hours. the second machine (nicknamed "goldilocks") is used for an hour and a half. when they are working at the same time, they can paint 55 square feet per minute. together they painted 5850 square feet of wall. how many square feet of wall per minute can each machine paint? e used to paint different portions of a large wall. the first machine (nicknamed "paint pro") is used for two hours. the second machine (nicknamed "goldilocks") is used for an hour and a half. when they are working at the same time, they can paint 55 square feet per minute. together they painted 5850 square feet of wall. how many square feet of wall per minute can each machine paint?