SpongeBob noticed that his favorite pants were not as clean as they used to be and wonders how can he get them clean again? His friend Sandy told him that he should try using Clean-O detergent, a new brand of laundry soap she found at Sail-Mart. SpongeBob made sure to wash one pair of pants in plain water and another pair in water with the Clean-O detergent. After washing both pairs of pants a total of three times, the pants washed in the Clean-O detergent did not appear to be any cleaner than the pants washed in plain water. 1)What is SpongeBob’s question?

2)What is SpongeBob’s claim?

3)What is the independent variable?

4)What is the dependent variable?