21. The life of a drill bit has a mean of 16 hours and a standard deviation of 2-6 hours. Assuming a normal distribution, determine the probability of a sample bit lasting for i. more than 20 hours, ii. less than 14 hours.

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21. The life of a drill bit has a mean of 16 hours and a standard deviation of 2-6 hours.
Assuming a normal distribution, determine the probability of a sample bit lasting for
i. more than 20 hours,
ii. less than 14 hours.
Transcribed Image Text:21. The life of a drill bit has a mean of 16 hours and a standard deviation of 2-6 hours. Assuming a normal distribution, determine the probability of a sample bit lasting for i. more than 20 hours, ii. less than 14 hours.
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