A student wants to determine the number of water drops that different sizes of coins can hold. Using a medicine dropper and water, he gathers the data and records them in the table below. Number of Water Drops
No. of Trials 10-peso 5-peso 1-peso 25-centavo
1 35 43 24 15
2 37 42 20 17
3 38 44 22 17
Average 37 43 22 16
7. What is the problem in the experiment?
A. the sized of the coins
B. the total number of coins
C. type of medicine dropper
D. amount of water drops the different sizes of the coin can hold
8. Which can holds the greatest number of water drops based on the table above?
A. a 10-peso coin C. a 1-peso coin
B. a 5-peso coin D. a 25 centavo coin
Answers & Comments
Answer:
7. D the amount of water drops
8.B. 5 peso coin