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A study of diet and weight gain deliberately overfed 16 volunteers for eight weeks. the mean increase in fat was x = 2.81 kilograms and the standard deviation was s = 1.32 kilograms. what are x and s in
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A study of diet and weight gain deliberately overfed 16 volunteers for eight weeks. the mean increase in fat was x = 2.81 kilograms and the standard deviation was s = 1.32 kilograms. what are x and s in pounds? (a kilogram is 2.2 pounds.)

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We know that : 1 kg = 2.2 pounds.
x = 2.81 * 2.2 = 6.182 pounds
s = 1.32 * 2.2 = 2.904 pounds.
Answer:
The mean increase: x = 6.182 pounds.
The standard deviation: s = 2.904 pounds.
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