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Define the independent variable, dependent variables and one constant for the following experiment:
Mary wants to determine if certain dog foods will cause weight gain. She feeds Brand X to a group of dogs and Brand Y to a different group of dogs and tracks their weight once a week for 6 weeks.
IV - The different foods
DV - Their weights
Constant/controlled variables: The amount of each food, the types and sizes of dogs, the level of activity that each dog gets, the age of the dogs, etc.