Question

the passage below describes an experiment. read the passage and then follow the instructions below. mary prepared ten buckets, each with one gallon of boiling water and three tablespoons of black fabric dye. mary soaked white linen fabric squares in five of the buckets, and white cotton fabric squares in the other five buckets. all of the fabric squares were soaked for 15 minutes. after the fabric dried, mary scored the darkness of the squares on a scale from light to dark. she compared the darkness of the linen fabric to the darkness of the cotton fabric. identify the question that marys experiment can best answer. does linen fabric turn darker than cotton fabric when soaked in a mixture of black dye and water?

Explanation:

Mary's experiment involves soaking white linen and white cotton fabric squares in a black - dye and water mixture for the same time, then comparing their darkness after drying. This directly addresses the question of which fabric turns darker under these conditions.

Answer:

Does linen fabric turn darker than cotton fabric when soaked in a mixture of black dye and water?