Adult Great Basin rattlesnakes have a mean length of 32.5 inches and a standard deviation of 6.6 inches; the length of adult Southern Pacific rattlesnakes is also 32.5 inches on average, but with a standard deviation of 9.9 inches. Both species have lengths that follow a normal distribution. You randomly select one Great Basin rattlesnake and one Southern Pacific rattlesnake. Which is more likely be longer than 35.8 inches? a. The Southern Pacific rattlesnake. O b. Not enough information is provided; it depends. c. Both are equally likely to be more than 35.8 inches long d. The Great Basin rattlesnake.

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Section10.4: Distributions Of Data
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Adult Great Basin rattlesnakes have a mean length of 32.5 inches
and a standard deviation of 6.6 inches; the length of adult Southern
Pacific rattlesnakes is also 32.5 inches on average, but with a
standard deviation of 9.9 inches. Both species have lengths that
follow a normal distribution.
You randomly select one Great Basin rattlesnake and one Southern
Pacific rattlesnake. Which is more likely be longer than 35.8 inches?
a. The Southern Pacific rattlesnake.
b. Not enough information is provided, it depends.
O c. Both are equally likely to be more than 35.8 inches long
d. The Great Basin rattlesnake.
Transcribed Image Text:Adult Great Basin rattlesnakes have a mean length of 32.5 inches and a standard deviation of 6.6 inches; the length of adult Southern Pacific rattlesnakes is also 32.5 inches on average, but with a standard deviation of 9.9 inches. Both species have lengths that follow a normal distribution. You randomly select one Great Basin rattlesnake and one Southern Pacific rattlesnake. Which is more likely be longer than 35.8 inches? a. The Southern Pacific rattlesnake. b. Not enough information is provided, it depends. O c. Both are equally likely to be more than 35.8 inches long d. The Great Basin rattlesnake.
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