Assume that the weights of all packages of a certain brand of cookies are normally distributed with a mean of 32 ounces and a st
andard deviation of 0.3 ounce. find the probability that the mean weight, x¯, of a random sample of 20 packages of this brand of cookies will be between 31.8 and 31.9 ounces.
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B is false, since by the inclusion/exclusion principle,
By independence, we have , which is zero if either of
or
is 0, which isn't guaranteed.
Answer (depending if the fraction is positive or negative):
- x ≥ 18
- x ≤ -18
Step-by-step explanation:
If the fraction is positive:
- Write it out:
- Multiply each side by 6 to cancel out the 6 under x. It should now look like this: x ≥ 18
If the fraction is negative:
- Write it out:
- Multiply each side by -6 to cancel out the -6 under x. It should now look like this: x ≤ -18
I hope this helps!