The number of recorded earthquakes in California in a calendar year is normally distributed with a mean of 120, and a standard deviation of 15. a. A single year is randomly selected. Find the probability that the number of earthquakes in that year was greater than 100. b. A sample of five years was selected. Find the probability that the mean number of earthquakes in this sample was greater than 100.

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The number of recorded earthquakes in California in a calendar year is normally distributed with
a mean of 120, and a standard deviation of 15.
a. A single year is randomly selected. Find the probability that the number of earthquakes
in that year was greater than 100.
b. A sample of five years was selected. Find the probability that the mean number of
earthquakes in this sample was greater than 100.
Transcribed Image Text:The number of recorded earthquakes in California in a calendar year is normally distributed with a mean of 120, and a standard deviation of 15. a. A single year is randomly selected. Find the probability that the number of earthquakes in that year was greater than 100. b. A sample of five years was selected. Find the probability that the mean number of earthquakes in this sample was greater than 100.
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