A consumer agency wants to determine which of two laundry detergents, A or B, cleans better. Fifty pieces of fabric are subjected to the same kinds of stains (grass, mud, coffee). Then 25 pieces are randomly assigned to be cleaned with detergent A, and the remaining 25 pieces are cleaned with detergent B. After being laundered, the pieces of fabric are rated on a scale of 1–10, with 1 being the least clean to 10 being the most clean. The mean rating for detergent A is found to be significantly less than the mean rating for detergent B.

The two laundry detergents B cleans better.

Although the questions seems to be tricky at the begging because of a lot of numbers, but actually it is not.

Given to us in the question that, 25 pieces are randomly assigned to be cleaned with detergent A, and the remaining 25 pieces are cleaned with detergent B.

Thus, we can say that the sample size for both detergent A and detergent B is same. Also, the sample is distributed randomly meaning the sample is unbiased (fair).

Also, as given the mean rating for detergent A is found to be significantly less than the mean rating for detergent B. And we know that the mean is the average of a set of given numbers.

Therefore, we can conclude that if detergent A has a lower mean meaning, it has cleaned the clothes with less effectiveness as compared to detergent B.

Hence, Out of the two laundry detergents, B cleans better.

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B is the better detergent

Step-by-step explanation:

If A has a lower number on the 1-10 scale, that means on average it was closer to the lower end, or the least clean end. This means that A cleans worse than B., and B is better.

-12 > a

step-by-step explanation:

-11 > 1 + a

subtract 1 from each side

-11-1 > 1-1+a

-12 > a