The government claims that the average age of Texans is 38 years. Blake hypothesizes that the average age of the population of Texas is not equal to 38 years. Blake records a sample mean equal to 41 and states the hypothesis as u = 38 vs u 38. Select the best description for this type of test.
a.) Right-tailed test
b.) Two-tailed test thing
c.) Left-tailed test
d.) Upper-tailed test

b.) Two-tailed test

Step-by-step explanation:

Blake hypothesizes that the average age of the population of Texas is not equal to 38 years.

This means that at the alternative hypothesis, we test if the average is different of 38, that is:

When the test at the alternative hypothesis is of difference, we have a two-tailed test, and thus the answer is given by option b.

d) 48

step-by-step explanation:

16,32,48,64,80,96,112,128,144,160,176,192,208,224,240,256,272,288,304,320,336

{x = -1/2 ,   y = -1

step-by-step explanation:

solve the following system:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

in the first equation, look to solve for y:

{2 x + y = -2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

subtract 2 x from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 y = -2

substitute y = -2 x - 2 into the second equation:

{y = -2 x - 2

{10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = -2

10 x - 3 (-2 x - 2) = (6 x + 6) + 10 x = 16 x + 6:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

in the second equation, look to solve for x:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x + 6 = -2

subtract 6 from both sides:

{y = -2 x - 2

{16 x = -8

divide both sides by 16:

{y = -2 x - 2

{x = -1/2

substitute x = -1/2 into the first equation:

{y = -1

{x = -1/2

collect results in alphabetical order:

answer:   {x = -1/2 ,   y = -1