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Hi, can you help me answer this question please, thank you!

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The sample size given in the question is


n=37

The mean weight is


\bar{x}=50

The standard deviation is


\sigma=8.4

The margin of error is calculated using the formula below


\text{MOE = Z-score(90\% C.I)}*\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt[]{n}}

Using the Z-score table, the Z-score for the 90% confidence interval is


=1.645

By substituting the values in the formula above, we will have


\begin{gathered} \text{MOE = Z-score(90\% C.I)}*\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt[]{n}} \\ \text{Margin of error(MOE)} \\ =1.645*\frac{8.4}{\sqrt[]{37}} \\ =\frac{13.818}{\sqrt[]{37}} \\ =\pm2.272\text{ounces} \end{gathered}

Hence,

The final answer is = ±2.272 ounces

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