mikes little sister tends to bother him while he is doing homework. mikewants to figure out which toy will keep his sister occupied the longest, so he will not be bothered. mike decides to conduct an experiment where each day at 6 PM for a week, he gives his sister a different toy and on one of the days, he gives her no toys to play with. mike measures the amount of time his sister spends playing with each toy before she comes to bother him. Which of the following is the independent variable in this example?  Amount of time spent playing with the toy  Day of the week  Homework assignment being completed  Time of day  Toy being offered

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