During the Past Six Months, 73

question 15

Multiple Choice

During the past six months, 73.2 percent of U.S. households purchased sugar. Assume that these expenditures are approximately normally distributed with a mean of $8.22 and a standard deviation of $1.10. Find the probability that a household spent less than $5.00 on sugar.

• A) .9983
• B) .000
• C) 1.00
• D) .0017

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