Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
Ethan filled 10 cups of the same size with equal amounts of water. He divided the cups into five groups of two cups each. The groups were placed in five different locations around his house. After two weeks, he measured the remaining water to determine how much had evaporated, by measuring how much water remained in each cup.
What is the dependent (data) variable?
A. Location of cups
B. Amount of time they were left in locations
C. Amount of evaporated water
D. Size of cups
The dependent variable is the variable whose value is dependent on other variables, particularly the independent variable, in the course of experiments. As the independent variable becomes varied during the experiment, the value of the dependent variable also varies along.
Hence, in this particular scenario, the dependent variable would be the amount of evaporated water. This amount would be dependent on the location of the cups around the house which, in this case, would be the independent variable.
The correct option is C.