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A manufacturer knows that their items have a normally distributed length, with a mean of 10.2 inches, and standard deviation of 1.8 inches. If 25 items are chosen at random, what is the probability that their mean length is less than 9.8 inche

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Answer:

P [ X ≤ 9.8 ] = 0.1335

Explanation:

P [ X ≤ 9.8 ] = [ ( 9.8 - 10.2 )/1.8√25 ]

P [ X ≤ 9.8 ] = - 0.4*5/1.8

P [ X ≤ 9.8 ] = - 2 / 1.8

P [ X ≤ 9.8 ] = - 1.11

From z- table we get: α = 0.1335

P [ X ≤ 9.8 ] = 0.1335 or P [ X ≤ 9.8 ] = 0.1335

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