Final answer:
There is generally an inverse relationship between the number of holes in a lid and the amount of water left in a cylinder; more holes typically mean more water can escape, just as Boyle's law shows inverse proportionality between pressure and volume.
Step-by-step explanation:
The relationship between the number of holes on the lid and the amount of water left in the cylinder after one day would generally be considered an inverse relationship. As the number of holes in the lid increases, the potential pathways for water to escape through evaporation or leakage also increase, which would typically result in less water remaining in the cylinder after a set period. As seen in concepts such as Boyle's law where pressure and volume are inversely proportional, as presented in Figure 8.14, one can also conceptualize the holes as avenues for the transfer of liquid, where an increase in the number of holes (akin to a decrease in pressure in Boyle's law) would result in a greater volume of water lost (akin to an increase in volume with reduced pressure).