The population of weights for men attending a local health club is normally distributed with a mean of 171-lbs and a standard de
viation of 29-lbs. An elevator in the health club is limited to 35 occupants, but it will be overloaded if the total weight is in excess of 6510-lbs.Assume that there are 35 men in the elevator. What is the average weight beyond which the elevator would be considered overloaded?
If we assume that we have 35 men in the elevator, and the elevator will be overloaded if the total weight is in excess of 6510-lbs, so we just need to take average:
The line that should be secured first in pushing the boat
away from the dock in preparation to dock is the bow line. When the bow line is
secured, it is best to reverse it and turn to the dock, this will engage the
line to tighten in a way that will help it swing back in the dock.
