Question

the passage below describes a process of scientific inquiry. select the part of the passage that describes analyzing the data. hint: to analyze the data, you examine the data and look for patterns. finn worked for a laundry service that washed tablecloths for restaurants. finns manager wanted to know if they were using more bleach than was needed to remove stains from the tablecloths. finn usually washed each load of tablecloths with one cup of bleach. he thought that he could reduce the amount of bleach, but he expected that decreasing it by more than 25 percent would make the bleach less effective. so, he counted the tablecloths with stains left after washing five loads of tablecloths with one cup of bleach, five loads with ¾ of a cup of bleach, and five loads with ½ of a cup of bleach. then, he checked the percentage of tablecloths in each group that had stains left to see if loads with less bleach had fewer stains removed.

Explanation:

The part where Finn checks the percentage of table - cloths in each group that had stains left to see if loads with less bleach had fewer stains removed is analyzing the data as he is examining the data (stain - presence percentages) and looking for patterns (relationship between bleach amount and stain removal).

Answer:

Then, he checked the percentage of tablecloths in each group that had stains left to see if loads with less bleach had fewer stains removed.