the average thickness of books is 8.3 centimeters on a library shelf. the stgandard deviation is 0.6 centimeters. if 20% of the books are oversized find the minimum thickness of the oversized books on the libary shelf. assume the variable is normally distributed.

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the average thickness of books is 8.3 centimeters on a library shelf. the stgandard deviation is 0.6 centimeters. if 20% of the books are oversized find the minimum thickness of the oversized books on the libary shelf. assume the variable is normally distributed.

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