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a) Find the mean and the variance 2 of X.
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b) Find the mean X and the variance X
of the mean X for random samples of 36 cherry pus.
c) Find the probability that the average number of cherries in 36 cherry pus will be less than 5.5.
6. If a certain machine makes electrical resistors having a mean resistance of 40 ohms and a standard
deviation of 2 ohms, what is the probability that a random sample of 36 of these resistors will have a
total resistance of more than 1458 ohms?
7. The amount of time that a drive-through bank teller spends on a customer is a random variable with a
mean = 3.2 minutes and a standard deviation = 1.6 minutes. If a random sample of 64 customers
is observed, nd the probability that their mean time at the tellers counter is
a) at most 2.7 minutes;
b) more than 3.5 minutes;
c) at least 3.2 minutes but less than 3.4 minutes.
8. For a chi-squared distribution nd the following:
a) 20.005 when = 5;
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17. Two kinds of thread are being compared for strength. Fifty pieces of each type of thread are tested
under similar conditions. Brand A had an average tensile strength of 78.3 kilograms with a population
standard deviation of 5.6 kilograms, while brand B had an average tensile strength of 87.2 kilograms
with a population standard deviation of 6.3 kilograms. Construct a 95% condence interval for the
dierence of the population means.
18. Students may choose between a 3-semester-hour course in physics without labs and a 4-semester-hour
course with labs. The nal written examination is the same for each section. If 24 students in the
section with labs made an average examination grade of 84 with a standard deviation of 4, and 36
students in the section without labs made an average grade of 77 with a standard deviation of 6, nd
a 99% condence interval for the dierence between the average grades for the two courses. Assume
the populations to be normally distributed with equal variances.
19. A manufacturer of car batteries claims that his batteries will last, on average, 3 years with a variance
of 1 year. If 5 of this batteries have lifetimes of 1.9, 2.4, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.2 years, construct a 95%
condence interval for 2 and decide if the manufacturers claim that 2 = 1 is valid. Assume the
population of battery lives to be normally distributed.
20. A random sample of 20 students obtained a mean of x = 72 and a variance of s2n1 = 16 on a college
placement test in mathematics. Assuming the scores to be normally distributed, construct a 98%
condence interval for 2 .