. The average number of liters of water that a person consume in a month is 12 liters. Assume that the standard deviation is 4.5 liters and the distribution is approximately normal.   a. Find the probability that a person selected at random consumes more than 13 liters per month. b. If a sample of 20 individuals is selected, find the probability that mean of the sample will be more than 13 liters.

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2. The average number of liters of water that a person consume in a month is 12 liters. Assume that the standard deviation is 4.5 liters and the distribution is approximately normal.

 

a. Find the probability that a person selected at random consumes more than 13 liters per month.

b. If a sample of 20 individuals is selected, find the probability that mean of the sample will be more than 13 liters.

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