Vending machines on a college campus offer a variety of drinks. The purchasing agent believes that each type of drink is equally preferred by students and consequently orders equal quantities. The number of drinks sold from vending machines on this campus for the last six months is shown in the following table.
a. State appropriate hypotheses to test whether the purchasing agent is correct.
b. What is the value of the test statistic and its associated P-value?
c. State the conclusion at α = 0.05.

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Vending machines on a college campus offer a variety of drinks. The purchasing agent believes that each type of drink is equally preferred by students and consequently orders equal quantities. The number of drinks sold from vending machines on this campus for the last six months is shown in the following table.
  a. State appropriate hypotheses to test whether the purchasing agent is correct.
b. What is the value of the test statistic and its associated P-value?
c. State the conclusion at α = 0.05.

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The Answer of Vending machines on a college campus offer a variety of drinks. The purchasing agent believes that each type of drink is equally preferred by students and consequently orders equal quantities. The number of drinks sold from vending machines on this campus for the last six months is shown in the following table.
  a. State appropriate hypotheses to test whether the purchasing agent is correct.
b. What is the value of the test statistic and its associated P-value?
c. State the conclusion at α = 0.05.

Vending Machines on a College Campus Offer a Variety of Drinks