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During an experiment , an independent varible is the varible that:

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What that person said is wrong, sorry. The dependent variable would be the plants height because that is what you are measuring. The independent variable is what you are applying in the experiment to produce results. If you use the example the other person game, the independent variable would be the amount of solution
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Answer:the independent variable is the variable that won’t be artificially changed

Step-by-step explanation:

for example, if you experiment about how tall a plant will grow by using different solutions, the dependent variable the the solution, the independent variable is the plant height

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