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Question
Adisorn conducts an experiment investigating Newton’s first law of motion by sliding several objects on a concrete floor, and then a wooden plank using the same force in all trials. The distance in centimeters traveled in one second over five trials is recorded in the following table.

Newton’s First Law of Motion
Surface: Concrete Floor
Object Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5
Toy 26 33 28 30 27
Block 19 21 21 19 20
Ball 37 33 40 36 42
Pen 25 27 19 22 26
Surface: Wooden Plank
Object Trial 1 Trial 2 Trial 3 Trial 4 Trial 5
Toy 22 24 20 26 26
Block 17 18 13 19 15
Ball 31 24 35 27 29
Pen 21 15 18 21 21
Using this data, which of the following statements is true?

Answer 1

To determine which statement is true, we can analyze the data provided for both surfaces, the concrete floor and the wooden plank. We can compare the average distances traveled by each object on both surfaces.

1. **Calculate the averages for each object on each surface.**

**Concrete Floor:**
- Toy: (26 + 33 + 28 + 30 + 27) / 5 = 28.8 cm
- Block: (19 + 21 + 21 + 19 + 20) / 5 = 20 cm
- Ball: (37 + 33 + 40 + 36 + 42) / 5 = 37.6 cm
- Pen: (25 + 27 + 19 + 22 + 26) / 5 = 23.8 cm

**Wooden Plank:**
- Toy: (22 + 24 + 20 + 26 + 26) / 5 = 23.6 cm
- Block: (17 + 18 + 13 + 19 + 15) / 5 = 16.4 cm
- Ball: (31 + 24 + 35 + 27 + 29) / 5 = 29.2 cm
- Pen: (21 + 15 + 18 + 21 + 21) / 5 = 19.2 cm

2. **Compare these averages:**

- **Toy:**
- Concrete: 28.8 cm vs Wooden: 23.6 cm
- **Block:**
- Concrete: 20 cm vs Wooden: 16.4 cm
- **Ball:**
- Concrete: 37.6 cm vs Wooden: 29.2 cm
- **Pen:**
- Concrete: 23.8 cm vs Wooden: 19.2 cm

3. **Conclusion:**
Each object travels further on the concrete floor than on the wooden plank.

Based on this analysis, a true statement from potential options would be: **All objects traveled further on the concrete floor than on the wooden plank.**

If you have specific statements to evaluate, please provide them, and I can confirm which one is true based on the data provided.