A large tire manufacturing company has claimed that its top line tire will average more than 80,000 miles. If a consumer group wished to test this claim, they would formulate the following null and alternative hypotheses: H0 : μ ≥ 80,000 Hα : μ ≠ 80,000

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The correct null hypothesis (H0) should state that the average is equal to or less than 80,000 miles (H0: μ ≤ 80,000), and the alternative hypothesis (Hα) should state that the average is more than 80,000 miles (Hα: μ > 80,000), to directly test the company's claim.

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