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n an investigation with density, Marcia’s teacher measures the mass and volume of 10 different samples of a substance. The samples are numbered 1 through 10. Then, the teacher makes the graph that is shown below.

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What is the independent variable in this investigation?
mass
volume
sample number
substance density

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
volume

The independent variable is the quantity you change (and is typically on the x‑axis). In a density experiment mass is measured as volume is changed, so volume is the independent variable.