The correct answer would be - the number of times the student was able to squeeze the clothespin or rate of clothespin squeezing.
Explanation:
The dependent variable is the variable that depends on the change in the independent variable and measured or needs to be found in a scientific experiment or investigation.
In this experiment, the independent variable would be an exercise to found the effect on the change of the rate of clothespin squeezing or the number of times the students are able to squeeze the clothespin.
Thus, the correct answer would be - the rate of clothespin squeezing.
