Answer key A certain brand of car is rated to get 35 miles per gallon on the highway. A researcher believes the claim is faulty – that is too high. His company drives a random sample of 40 cars in identical highway conditions for a total of 500 miles and checks the fuel economy. He finds that the average rating for the cars is 32.54 miles per gallon. Using a population standard deviation of 1.3mpg, determine if there is evidence at the 2% level that the company’s claim of 35 mpg is too high. Also, find a 98% confidence interval for the average mileage rating of this car and interpret the answer.