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the first part of the table below shows the relationship of the average number of days of sunlight a certain type of tree gets per year and the height of the tree. the second part of the table shows the amount of fruit the tree bears.

sunlight exposure, height, and fruit yield of a certain type of tree.

if two scatter plots are created to compare the two sets of data, which variable would be the independent variable?

a. number of days of sunlight (per year)
b. height of tree (in.)
c amount of fruit (lb)
d. type of fruit tree