Irene is working on a series circuit for her science lab class. the circuit is made up of a battery, a light bulb, a switch, and connecting wires. when irene flips the switch, the light bulb lights up. what did the switch do for the circuit?
a. the switch had no effect on the circuit.
b. the switch provided light energy to the bulb.
c. the switch produced the electricity for the circuit.
d. the switch completed the circuit.

Atechnician compares repair costs for two types of microwave ovens (type i and type ii). he believes that the repair cost for type i ovens is greater than the repair cost for type ii ovens. a sample of 6767 type i ovens has a mean repair cost of $79.79$⁢79.79. the population standard deviation for the repair of type i ovens is known to be $19.18$⁢19.18. a sample of 5555 type ii ovens has a mean repair cost of $75.24$⁢75.24. the population standard deviation for the repair of type ii ovens is known to be $21.40$⁢21.40. conduct a hypothesis test of the technician's claim at the 0.050.05 level of significance. let μ1μ1 be the true mean repair cost for type i ovens and μ2μ2 be the true mean repair cost for type ii ovens. step 2 of 4 : compute the value of the test statistic. round your answer to two decimal places.