IM FAILING PLEASE HELP. Independent versus dependent variables You are walking directly away from your house You are 5 miles away from your house when you start walking, so you can determine your distance from your house by adding 5 to the number of miles you have walked. In the equation below. I represents the number of miles you have walked, and y represents your distance from home in miles The relationship between these two variables can be expressed by the following equation: y = + 5 Identify the dependent and independent variables. Dependent variable Independent variable Your distance from home Number of miles you walk