Question

gabe was a line cook in a restaurant, and he was making a new pasta dish. the recipe instructed him to add salt to the pasta - cooking water. gabe knew that adding salt to water would cause the water to reach a higher temperature before it boiled. because pasta should cook faster at a higher temperature, gabe speculated that the added salt would make the pasta cook more quickly. gabe made four pots of pasta with salted water and another four pots with unsalted water. he compared the amount of time it took the pasta to cook to see if it cooked faster in pots with salt. his results showed that although the water from the salted pots boiled at a slightly hotter temperature, the pasta cooked at similar rates in all the pots. he discussed the results of the experiment with his coworkers. they decided not to bother adding salt to the pasta water.
the passage below describes a process of scientific inquiry. select the part of the passage that describes developing a hypothesis.
hint: to develop a hypothesis, you use logic and research to propose a possible explanation.

Explanation:

Gabe observed pasta - cooking with salt and temperature variables. He speculated on salt's effect on cooking time. A hypothesis could be: Adding salt to pasta - cooking water at a higher temperature makes pasta cook faster.

Answer:

Adding salt to pasta - cooking water at a higher temperature makes pasta cook faster.