Question

at a popular restaurant, where chang is the head chef, the following occurred: a chang determined that sales of the house salad had dropped. b chang decided that the house salad needed a new dressing. c in a taste test, chang prepared four bowls of sliced cucumber, each with a new dressing: sesame seed, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, creamy italian, and blue cheese. d tasters rated the sesame seed salad dressing as the favorite. e after two weeks, chang noted that the orders for the house salad with the new sesame seed dressing had doubled. f chang decided that the sesame seed dressing improved the sales of the house salad because the sesame seed dressing enhanced the taste. part a identify each activity as an observation, a hypothesis, an experiment, or a conclusion. drag the appropriate items to their respective bins.

Explanation:

Observation is noting a fact. Chang saw sales drop and new - dressing orders double. Hypothesis is a proposed explanation, like needing a new dressing. Experiment is testing, here the taste test. Conclusion is a final decision based on results, that sesame - seed dressing improved sales.

Answer:

Observation: A. Chang determined that sales of the house salad had dropped; E. After two weeks, Chang noted that the orders for the house salad with the new sesame seed dressing had doubled.
Hypothesis: B. Chang decided that the house salad needed a new dressing.
Experiment: C. In a taste test, Chang prepared four bowls of sliced cucumber, each with a new dressing: sesame seed, olive oil and balsamic vinegar, creamy Italian, and blue cheese; D. Tasters rated the sesame seed salad dressing as the favorite.
Conclusion: F. Chang decided that the sesame seed dressing improved the sales of the house salad because the sesame seed dressing enhanced the taste.