Problem Statement

Patrick wrote the following for statement of the problem.

We wanted to find out if adding spice and better quality meat will increase the amount of burgers sold.

Is this a good statement of the problem.  Why or why not?

• Yes, because includes the independent and dependent variable.
• No, because it includes two independent variables.
• No, it is too vague about the dependent variable.
• No, because it identifies a variable that is not tested.

Patrick wrote the following for statement of the problem.

We wanted to find out if adding onion powder will increase the amount of burgers sold.

Is this a good statement of the problem.  Why or why not?

• Yes, because includes the independent and dependent variable
• No, because it includes two independent variables
• No, it is to vague about the dependent variable.
• No, because it identifies a variable that is not tested.

Patrick wrote the following for statement of the problem.

We wanted to find out if adding onion powder would make the burgers taste better

Is this a good statement of the problem.  Why or why not?

• Yes, because includes the independent and dependent variable
• No, because it includes two independent variables
• No, it is to vague about the dependent variable.

Patrick wrote the following for statement of the problem.

We wanted to find out which spice would be the best.

Is this a good statement of the problem.  Why or why not?

• Yes, because includes the independent and dependent variable
• No, because it includes two independent variables
• No, it is to vague about the dependent variable.

Patrick wants to see if adding onion powder will allow him to sell more burgers. 
What would be the best statement of the problem for Patrick's experiment?

• We wanted to find out if adding onion powder will increase the amount of burgers sold.
• We wanted to find out how to sell more burgers.
• We wanted to find out if adding spice and cooking for 10 minutes will sell more burgers.
• We wanted to find out if using onion powder will work well.

Mark wrote the following for statement of the problem.

We wanted to find out if using Supergrow and giving the plants more water will increase the height of the plants.

Is this a good statement of the problem.  Why or why not?

• Yes, because it includes the independent and dependent variable.
• No, because it includes two independent variables.
• No, it is too vague about the dependent variable.
• No, because it identifies a variable that is not tested.

Mark wants to see how much taller his plants grow with Supergrow fertilizer than the name-brand fertilizer?
What would be the best statement of the problem for Mark's experiment?

• We wanted to find out if using Supergrow and giving the plants more water will increase the height of the plants.
• We wanted to find out if using Supergrow will increase the height of the plants.
• We wanted to find out which fertilizer would work well.
• We wanted to find out how to increase the height of the plants.

Mark wrote the following for statement of the problem.

We wanted to find out if using Supergrow will increase the height of the plants.
Is this a good statement of the problem.  Why or why not?

• Yes, because it includes the independent and dependent variable.
• No, because it includes two independent variables.
• No, it is too vague about the dependent variable.
• No, because it identifies a variable that is not tested.

Mark wrote the following for statement of the problem.

We wanted to find out which fertilizer would work well.

Is this a good statement of the problem.  Why or why not?

• Yes, because it includes the independent and dependent variable.
• No, because it includes two independent variables.
• No, it is too vague about the dependent variable.
• No, because it identifies a variable that is not tested.

Mark wrote the following for statement of the problem.

We wanted to find out how to increase the height of the plants.

Is this a good statement of the problem.  Why or why not?

• Yes, because it includes the independent and dependent variable.
• No, because it includes two independent variables.
• No, it is too vague about the dependent variable.
• No, it is too vague about the independent variable.