Students measured the filling in three types of Oreo cookies to determine if filling amounts matched advertising.
Hypothesis: The amount of filling in the Oreo does not match what is advertised.
Method: weigh all three types of Oreos
weigh one side of the cookies out of 2
double the results
subtract from results of step 1
Students peeled filling from different types of Oreos- Original, Double- Stuf, Mega-stuf- massed each and compared results.
Results: Chart below gives results for this group:
cookie part mass: 4.4g
Cookie Mass after mass of cookie part is subtracted
Original 12g 3.2g
Double-Stuff 15.6g 6.8g
Mega-Stuff 18.3g 9.5g
Conclusion and analysis: The amount of filling in an Oreo does match advertisement.
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