An automobile manufacturer has given its car a 34.1 miles/gallon (MPG) rating. An independent testing firm has been contracted to test the actual MPG for this car since it is believed that the car has an incorrect manufacturer's MPG rating. After testing 140 cars, they found a mean MPG of 33.6. Assume the population variance is known to be 4.84 Is there sufficient evidence at the 0.05 level to support the testing firm's claim? Is there sufficient evidence, or is there not sufficient evidence?

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An automobile manufacturer has given its car a 34.1 miles/gallon (MPG) rating. An independent testing firm has been contracted to test the actual MPG for this car since it is believed that the car has an incorrect manufacturer's MPG rating. After testing 140 cars, they found a mean MPG of 33.6. Assume the population variance is known to be 4.84 Is there sufficient evidence at the 0.05 level to support the testing firm's claim?

Is there sufficient evidence, or is there not sufficient evidence?

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