The patient recovery time from a particular surgical procedure is normally distributed with a mean of 5.6 days and a standard deviation of 2.3 days. 1.) What is the probability of spending more than two days in recovery? A.)0.8709 B.) 0.0495 C.) 0.9412 D.) 0.0588 2.) The 80th percentile for recovery times is? A.) 7.54 B.) 4.24 C.) 7.01 D.) 6.81

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The patient recovery time from a particular surgical procedure is normally distributed with a mean of  5.6 days and a standard deviation of  2.3 days. 

1.) What is the probability of spending more than two days in recovery?    

A.)0.8709 
    
B.) 0.0495 
    
C.) 0.9412 
    
D.) 0.0588 

2.) The  80th percentile for recovery times is?

    
A.) 7.54 
    
B.) 4.24 
    
C.) 7.01 
    
D.) 6.81 

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Ans# Given the patient recovery time from a particular surgical procedure is normally distributed

         with a mean μ = 5.6 days and a standard deviation σ = 2.3 days. 

Find

1.) P( X >2 )

2.) P( X < x) = 0.80

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