Question

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. ruben worked in a candy factory. he was making a new recipe for fudge that called for cooling the fudge at room temperature instead of at the usual cold temperature. the fudge turned out grainy. ruben thought that the cooling temperature affected the fudges texture, and that fudge cooled at a low temperature would be less grainy than fudge cooled at room temperature. ruben made six new batches of fudge. he cooled half of each batch at 40°f and the other half at room temperature of 75°f, and then he measured the graininess of the batches. he found that fudge cooled at 40°f was less grainy than fudge cooled at 75°f. ruben shared his results with his assistant, and they changed the recipe so that it included instructions to cool the fudge at 40°f.

Explanation:

A hypothesis is a proposed explanation. In the passage, Ruben thought that the cooling temperature affected the fudge's texture, and that fudge cooled at a low temperature would be less grainy than fudge cooled at room temperature. This is his proposed explanation based on his observation of grainy fudge, thus this part is the hypothesis - formation.

Answer:

Ruben thought that the cooling temperature affected the fudge's texture, and that fudge cooled at a low temperature would be less grainy than fudge cooled at room temperature.