A hypothesis test is to be performed. State the null and alternative hypotheses.Last month the mean waiting time at a bank was 8.4 minutes. The manager has installed a new computer system and claims that people will no longer have to wait as long.

A. Null hypothesis: mean waiting time < 8.4 minutes  
Alternative hypothesis: mean waiting time = 8.4 minutes
B. Null hypothesis: mean waiting time = 8.4 minutes  
Alternative hypothesis: mean waiting time < 8.4 minutes
C. Null hypothesis: mean waiting time > 8.4 minutes  
Alternative hypothesis: mean waiting time < 8.4 minutes
D. Null hypothesis: mean waiting time = 8.4 minutes  
Alternative hypothesis: mean waiting time ? 8.4 minutes


Answer: B

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