21. Annual Precipitation The average annual precipitation for a large Midwest city is 30.85 inches with a standard deviation of 3.6 inches. Assume the variable is normally distributed. a. Find the probability that a randomly selected month will have less than 30 inches. b. Find the probability that the mean of a random selection of 32 months will have a mean less than 30 inches.

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21. Annual Precipitation The average annual precipitation
for a large Midwest city is 30.85 inches with a standard
deviation of 3.6 inches. Assume the variable is normally
distributed.
a. Find the probability that a randomly selected month
will have less than 30 inches.
b. Find the probability that the mean of a random
selection of 32 months will have a mean less than
30 inches.
Transcribed Image Text:21. Annual Precipitation The average annual precipitation for a large Midwest city is 30.85 inches with a standard deviation of 3.6 inches. Assume the variable is normally distributed. a. Find the probability that a randomly selected month will have less than 30 inches. b. Find the probability that the mean of a random selection of 32 months will have a mean less than 30 inches.
Does it seem reasonable that one month could have
a rainfall amount less than 30 inches?
С.
d. Does it seem reasonable that the mean of a sample
of 32 months could be less than 30 inches?
Transcribed Image Text:Does it seem reasonable that one month could have a rainfall amount less than 30 inches? С. d. Does it seem reasonable that the mean of a sample of 32 months could be less than 30 inches?
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