Given that the mean weight of schoolchildren's book bags is 17.5 pounds, with a standard variation of 2.2 pounds, the following example may be used: Figure out what the probability is that the mean weight of a sample of 30 book bags will be more than 18 pounds.

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Given that the mean weight of schoolchildren's book bags is 17.5 pounds, with a standard variation of 2.2 pounds, the following example may be used: Figure out what the probability is that the mean weight of a sample of 30 book bags will be more than 18 pounds.

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