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Customers of the water company are billed based on consumption. The billing amount is determined by the amount of water consumed.$\newline$$b$ = the billing amount$\newline$$w$ = the amount of water consumed$\newline$Which of the variables is independent and which is dependent?$\newline$Choices:$\newline$(A)$b$ is the independent variable and $w$ is the dependent variable$\newline$(B)$w$ is the independent variable and $b$ is the dependent variable