Marshmallow Muscles Larry was told that a certain muscle cream was the newest best thing on the
market and claims to double a person's muscle power when used as a part of a
muscle-building workout. Interested in this product, he buys the special muscle
cream and recruits Patrick and SpongeBob to help him with an experiment. Larry
develops a special marshmallow weightlifting program for Patrick and SpongeBob.
He meets with them once every day for a period of 2 weeks and keeps track of their
results. Before each session Patrick's arms and back are lathered in the muscle
cream, while SpongeBob's arm and back are lathered with the regular lotion.
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Time
Patrick
SpongeBob
18
5
Initial Amount
24
9
After 1 week
33
After 2 weeks
17
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?
3. What should Larry's conclusion be?