A professor would like to test the hypothesis that the average number of minutes that a student needs to complete a statistics exam is equal to 45 minutes. The correct hypothesis statement would be------ A)H₀: µ = 45; H₁: µ × 45. B)H₀: µ × 45; H₁: µ = 45. C)H₀: µ = 45; H₁: µ 45.

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A professor would like to test the hypothesis that the average number of minutes that a student needs to complete a statistics exam is equal to 45 minutes. The correct hypothesis statement would be------ A)H₀: µ = 45; H₁: µ × 45. B)H₀: µ × 45; H₁: µ = 45. C)H₀: µ = 45; H₁: µ < 45. D)H₀: µ = 45; H₁: µ > 45.

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The correct hypothesis statement for testing if the average time to complete an exam is 45 minutes includes a null hypothesis (H0) that the mean (µ) is equal to 45 and an alternative hypothesis (H1) that the mean is not equal to 45, which is represented in option A.

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