1.

The manager of a paint supply store would want to know if the content of a 1 gallon can
of paint bought from a known paint producer is actually 1 gallon. As such, he randomly
sampled 60 cans of paint and it yielded an average of 0.998 gallon with standard
deviation of .04 gallon. At a .01 level of significance, is the average content of a one
gallon can of paint is less than 1 gallon?

Null Hypothesis: The average content of a one gallon can of paint is greater than or equal to
1 gallon
Alternative Hypothesis: The average content of a one gallon can of paint is less than 1
gallon

Level of Significance: 0.01

Degree of Freedom = n-1 = 60-1= 59
t-test critical value = -2.391
Decision Rule: Reject the null hypothesis if t < -2.391; otherwise, do not reject the null
Hypothesis
0.998−1
t= =−0.387
Solution: 0.04
√60
Conclusion: Do not reject the null hypothesis, -0.387 > -2.391; which means there is
enough evidence to support that the average content of a one gallon can of paint is greater
than or equal to 1 gallon
2. The production process in a steel bar manufacturing firm, if working properly, produces
steel bars with a mean length of at least 3 feet. A test on randomly select 50 steel bars
showed a mean length of 2.95 fee with standard deviation of .35 foot. At a .05 level of
significance, is the mean length of the steel bars shorter than 3 feet?

Null Hypothesis: The mean length of the steel bars is longer than or equal to 3 feet
Alternative Hypothesis: The mean length of the steel bars is shorter than 3 feet

Level of Significance: 0.05

Degree of Freedom = n-1 = 50-1 = 49
t-test critical value: -1.677
Decision Rule: Reject the null hypothesis if t < -1.677; otherwise, do not reject the null
Hypothesis
2.95−3
t= =−1.010
Solution: 0.35
√50
Conclusion: Do not reject the null hypothesis, -1.010 > -1.677; which means there is
enough evidence to support that the mean length of the steel bars is longer than or equal to
3 feet.