A boat capsized and sank in a lake. Based on an assumption of a mean weight of 133 Ib, the boat was rated to carry 70 passengers (so the load limit was 9,310 Ib) After the boat sank, the assumed mean weight for similar boats was changed from 133 lb to 174 b. Complete parts a and b below. a. Assume that a similar boat is loaded with 70 passengers, and assume that the weights of people are normally distributed with a mean of 181.1 Ib and a standard deviation of 38.6 Ib. Find the probability that the boat is overloaded because the 70 passengers have a mean weight greater than 133 lb. The probability isO (Round to four decimal places as ne eded) b. The boat was later rated to carry only 17 passengers, and the load limit was changed to 2,958 Ib. Find the probability that the boat is overloaded because the mean weight of the passengers is greater than 174 (so that their total weight is greater than the maximum capacity of 2.958 Ib) The probability isn (Round to four decimal places as needed.) Do the new ratings appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers? Choose the correct answer below. O A. Because the probability of overloading is lower with the new ratings than with the old ratings, the new ratings appear to be safe. OB. Because 181.1 is greater than 174, the new ratings do not appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers. OC. Because there is a high probabillty of overloading, the new ratings appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers. OD. Because there is a high probability of overloading, the new ratings do not appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers.

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A boat capsized and sank in a lake. Based on an assumption of a mean weight of 133 Ib, the boat was rated to carry 70 passengers (so the load limit was 9,310 Ib). After the boat sank, the assumed mean weight for similar boats was changed from 133 lb to 174 lb. Complete parts a and b below.
a. Assume that a similar boat is loaded with 70 passengers, and assume that the weights of people are normally distributed with
mean of 181.1 Ib and a standard deviation of 38.6 lb. Find the probability that the boat is overloaded because the 70 passengers have
mean weight greater than 133 lb
The probability isO:
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
b. The boat was later rated to carry only 17 passengers, and the load limit was changed to 2,958 Ib. Find the probability that the boat is overloaded because the mean weight of the passengers is greater than 174 (so that their total weight is greater than the maximum capacity of 2,958 Ib).
The probability is.
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
Do the new ratings appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers? Choose the correct answer below.
O A. Because the probability of overloading is lower with the new ratings than with the old ratings, the new ratings appear to be safe.
O B. Because 181.1 is greater than 174, the new ratings do not appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers.
O C. Because there is a high probability of overloading, the new ratings appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers.
O D. Because there is a high probability of overloading, the new ratings do not appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers.
Transcribed Image Text:A boat capsized and sank in a lake. Based on an assumption of a mean weight of 133 Ib, the boat was rated to carry 70 passengers (so the load limit was 9,310 Ib). After the boat sank, the assumed mean weight for similar boats was changed from 133 lb to 174 lb. Complete parts a and b below. a. Assume that a similar boat is loaded with 70 passengers, and assume that the weights of people are normally distributed with mean of 181.1 Ib and a standard deviation of 38.6 lb. Find the probability that the boat is overloaded because the 70 passengers have mean weight greater than 133 lb The probability isO: (Round to four decimal places as needed.) b. The boat was later rated to carry only 17 passengers, and the load limit was changed to 2,958 Ib. Find the probability that the boat is overloaded because the mean weight of the passengers is greater than 174 (so that their total weight is greater than the maximum capacity of 2,958 Ib). The probability is. (Round to four decimal places as needed.) Do the new ratings appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers? Choose the correct answer below. O A. Because the probability of overloading is lower with the new ratings than with the old ratings, the new ratings appear to be safe. O B. Because 181.1 is greater than 174, the new ratings do not appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers. O C. Because there is a high probability of overloading, the new ratings appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers. O D. Because there is a high probability of overloading, the new ratings do not appear to be safe when the boat is loaded with 17 passengers.
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