Data Set 18 “Speed Dating” in Appendix B includes “attractive” ratings of male dates made by the female dates. The summary statistics are n = 199, x = 6.19, s = 1.99. Use a 0.01 significance level to test the claim that the population mean of such ratings is less than 7.00.

What is the y-intercept of the line given by the equation

Mr. brettler is hanging up a 5-foot tall rectangular welcome sign in the gym. he has drawn a sketch on a coordinate grid. he has the lower vertices of the sign at (9, –3) and (–6, –3). where would the upper vertices be on the grid?

Titus works at a hotel. part of his job is to keep the complimentary pitcher of water at least half full and always with ice. when he starts his shift, the water level shows 4 gallons, or 128 cups of water. as the shift progresses, he records the level of the water every 10 minutes. after 2 hours, he uses a regression calculator to compute an equation for the decrease in water. his equation is w –0.414t + 129.549, where t is the number of minutes and w is the level of water. according to the equation, after about how many minutes would the water level be less than or equal to 64 cups?