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Simple hypothesis testing

Alma has developed a new kind of antibiotic that she expects to kill 90%90\% of harmful bacteria when applied. She applied her antibiotic to a Petri dish full of bacteria, waited for it to take effect, and took a random sample of 100100 bacteria. She found that 84%84\% of them were dead.
Let's test the hypothesis that the actual percentage of dead bacteria is 90%90\% versus the alternative that the actual percentage is lower than that.
The table below sums up the results of 10001000 simulations, each simulating a sample of 100100 bacteria, assuming there are 90%90\% dead bacteria.
According to the simulations, what is the probability of getting a sample with 84%84\% dead bacteria or less?
Let's agree that if the observed outcome has a probability less than 1%1\% under the tested hypothesis, we will reject the hypothesis.
What should we conclude regarding the hypothesis?
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Measured %\% of dead bacteriaFrequency
808044
82821212
84843333
86869999
8888158158
9090249249
9292230230
9494153153
96965151
98981111