The purpose of this experiment was to find out which kind of paper towel could absorb the most milliliters of water. To carry out this experiment, three types of paper towels were bought. The three kinds of paper towels were Bounty, Viva and Best-Yet. To find the absorbency of the paper towel, a pan and a graduated cylinder were used. After measured with a graduated cylinder that there where 200 ml of water in the pan, the paper towel was put into the water. Then the paper towel was picked up and was left to soak until there was no dripping water coming from the paper towel. Again using the graduated cylinder the amount of milliliters that the paper towel picked up was determined by the amount of milliliters left after soaking the paper towel subtracted from the 200 milliliters that started in the pan. The experiment was redone once with each paper towel, and the average was then found.

After completing the experiment it was found that Bounty picked up the most water. Bounty's average was the largest of the three types. Its average was 40.3 ml of water. The second best absorbent paper towel was Viva. Viva's average for the amount of milliliters picked up was 38.6 ml. Best-Yet was the least absorbent of the three paper towels. Its average was 37 ml.