During the Past Six Months, 73

question 80

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. What proportion of the households spent between $5.00 and $9.00 on sugar?

• A) .7611
• B) .7628
• C) .0017
• D) .7592

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