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What would the independent variable? dependent variable? control variable? and the problem statement? be in this sentence.

The Johnson family has decided tottery to save electricity (and money at the same time). they were told that they could replace their regular light bulls with special fluorescent bulbs that use less energy they wonder if is really worth doing.

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the independent is the regular light bulbs and the fluorescent bulbs
the dependent variable is the amount of energy used
the control variable is the special fluorescent bulbs
the problem statement is “Will the special fluorescent bulbs use less energy than the regular light bulbs?”
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Answer:The independent variables are regular light bulbs and special fluorescent bulbs

Dependent variables is the energy consumption rate

The problem statement is if they can reduce energy consumption by replacing regular light bulls with special fluorescent bulbs

Step-by-step explanation:

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