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a car is designed to last an average of 12 years with a standard deviation of 0.8 years. what is the probability that a car will last less than 10 years?

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Answer: 0.621%

Explanation:

User Bejkrools
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The probability that the car will last less than 10 years would be .0062. With the given data (M = 12, SD = .8), i computed the z-score and looked it up on the z table. The answer yields .0062 or 0.62%. Thus, the probability is very little.
User Minglyu
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