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People can use the engineering-design process to develop solutions to problems. One step in the process is testing if a potential solution meets the requirements of the design.

The passage below describes how the engineering-design process was used to test a solution to a problem. Read the passage. Then answer the question below.

installing solar panels on a roof

Terrence was installing solar panels on the roof of a client's house. The panels had to provide enough electricity to power the house year-round. Terrence needed to decide how many panels to install and which side of the roof to install them on. If he put the panels on the side that got the most sun, then he could use fewer panels, and the client would save money. Terrence installed sunlight sensors on both sides of the roof. Then, he measured the amount of sunlight the sensors on each side of the roof recorded over one sunny summer day.