Testing for Difference in Means with Independent Samples

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Homework Statement

Independent random samples selected. One has 15 points, one has 16.

It asks "is there evidence μ2 - μ1 > 10? Test at 0.01 level of significance.

2. The attempt at a solution

There are 29 degrees of freedom. The t-score at 0.01 for 29 is 2.462.

I just don't get how I test whether

Homework Statement

Independent random samples selected. One has 15 points, one has 16.

It asks "is there evidence μ2 - μ1 > 10? Test at 0.01 level of significance.

2. The attempt at a solution

There are 29 degrees of freedom. The t-score at 0.01 for 29 is 2.462.

I just don't get how I test whether μ2 - μ1 > 10?

1) Do I just find the t-score, find μ2 - μ1, and see how many standard deviations it takes to get 10, and i.e. if it takes over 3, say very little probablity etc?

 

[lippyka]

2) Or do I use the t-score to find the critical value and compare that to μ2 - μ1?Thanks in advance!