Is the agents suspicion confirmed

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A scrap metal dealer claims that the mean of his cash sales is "no more than $80," but an Internal Revenue Service agent believes the dealer is untruthful.

Observing a sample of 20 cash customers, the agent finds the mean purchase to be $91, with a standard deviation of $21. Assuming the population is approximately normally distributed, and using the 0.05 level of significance, is the agent's suspicion confirmed?

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