Lily is designing a test to find out which of the two brands of washing power is better.
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She put stains on two pieces of cloth and washed them with the washing power as follows:
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Diamond washing power: The machine is switched on for 10 mins.
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Jade washing power: The machine is switched on for 5 mins.
Lily found that all the stains were removed with Diamond washing power but not with Jade washing power. She concluded that Diamond was better than Jade.
a) Explain why the test was not fair.
b)To carry out a fair test, what should you do?