The Post Office Has Established a Record in a Major

question 108

Multiple Choice

The Post Office has established a record in a major midwestern city for delivering 90 percent of its local mail the next working day. Calculate the standard deviation of the number delivered when 8 local letters are mailed.

• A) .85
• B) .72
• C) 2.68
• D) 2.83

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