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the mean speed of vehicles on a stretch of I-84 is 69/5 mph, with a standard deviation of 4 mph. A random sample of 64 vehicles is selected. Find the probabilty that the mean speed is 70 mph

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The mean speed of vehicles on a stretch of I-84 is 69.5 mph, with a standard deviation of 4 mph. A random sample of 64 vehicles is selected. Find the probabilty that the mean speed is 70 mph

Answer:

0.84134

Explanation:

When given a random number of samples when asked to find probability of that a mean is equal to, less than or greater than a given number, the z score formula we use is :

z = (x- μ)/Standard error, where

x is the raw score,

μ is the population mean

n = Random number of samples

Standard error = is the population standard deviation/square root of randy number of samples

= σ /√n

Standard error = σ /√n

σ = 4 mph, n = 64

= 4/√64

= 4/8 = 1/2

= 0.5

z = (x- μ)/Standard error

x = 69.5mph μ = 70mph ,Standard error = 0.5

z = 70 - 69.5/0.5

z = 1

Using the z score table for find the probability,

P(x = 70) = P(z = 1)

= 0.84134

Therefore, the probability that the mean is 70mph = 0.84134

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