Question

Tony built a ramp to determine the average distance his toy car will travel when released down the ramp. Which experiment will best test how far his toy car will travel when released down the ramp?

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Responses

an experiment that measures the distances that his toy car travels in two trials
an experiment that measures the distances that his toy car travels in two trials

an experiment that measures the distances that his toy car travels in many repeated trials
an experiment that measures the distances that his toy car travels in many repeated trials

an experiment that measures the distances that different toy cars travel in two trials
an experiment that measures the distances that different toy cars travel in two trials

an experiment that measures the distances that different toy cars travel in many repeated trials
an experiment that measures the distances that different toy cars travel in many repeated trials

answers

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Both options 1 and 3 would be suitable experiments for testing the distance the toy car will travel down the ramp. However, option 3, which involves measuring the distances in many repeated trials, would provide a more accurate average distance. Therefore, the best response is:

an experiment that measures the distances that his toy car travels in many repeated trials