Exercise science researchers collecting data within their state noticed that teens who spend more time streaming videos spend less time exercising. What are the explanatory variable and response variable for this relationship?

The explanatory variable is the one used to explain or predict changes in another variable. Here, time spent streaming videos is used to explain the difference in time spent exercising, so time spent exercising is the response variable. Therefore, choice A is correct.

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