Recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy estimates for automobile models tested predicted a mean of 24.8 mpg and a standard deviation of 6.2 mpg for highway driving. Assume the data is normally distributed. If Cash for Clunkers had targeted the cars with the lowest 8 % mpg what would the cutoff be? about 16 mpg less than 1% about 33 mpg about 42%

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Recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy estimates for automobile
models tested predicted a mean of 24.8 mpg and a standard deviation of 6.2 mpg for
highway driving. Assume the data is normally distributed. If Cash for Clunkers had targeted
the cars with the lowest 8 % mpg what would the cutoff be?
about 16
mpg
less than 1%
about 33 mpg
about 42%
Transcribed Image Text:Recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fuel economy estimates for automobile models tested predicted a mean of 24.8 mpg and a standard deviation of 6.2 mpg for highway driving. Assume the data is normally distributed. If Cash for Clunkers had targeted the cars with the lowest 8 % mpg what would the cutoff be? about 16 mpg less than 1% about 33 mpg about 42%
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