Wlk Red Food Dye Experiment

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I tested four different laundry detergents to see which detergent was the best at getting red food dye out of clothes. My hypothesis was that Era would work the best. I hypothesized this because based on my research, Era had the highest consumer ratings. However, during this experiment I learned that Wisk detergent is the best at removing red food dye. I am inferring that Wisk is also the best at getting any stain out. I carried out this experiment by dropping food dye onto strips of cloth, letting each strip soak in a detergent and water mix, stirring/mixing each strip into the water, and then letting them dry. I then compared each strip and rated them based on a rating scale I made. This experiment was overall problem-free; however, the amount

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