Question

Directions: Read through each scenario and identify the independent variable, dependent variable, and the control.

Question 1

1 pts

Rob is in charge of waxing the floor at the local mall. He wants to test a new brand of floor wax called

Squeaky Clean. Rob waxes 20 floor tiles with Squeaky Clean and 20 tiles with the original wax brand.

After one week he counts the number of scratches on the floor. What is the independent variable?

number of floor scratches

brand of floor wax

20 tiles with original brand wax

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is - brand of floor wax.

Explanation:

The independent variable is the variable or the factor in an investigation which is manipulated or change in the experiment and affects the dependent variable and produces a various result.

In this investigation, there are different brands of the floor was are the independent variable as they are changed to see the effect on the scratches on the floor on 20 tiles for each brand.