The Number of Hours Per Day a College Student Spends

question 48

Multiple Choice

The number of hours per day a college student spends on homework has a mean of 6 hours and a standard deviation of 1.25 hours. Yesterday she spent 3 hours on homework. How many standard deviations from the mean is that? Round your answer to two decimal places.

• A) 1.20 standard deviations below the mean
• B) 1.20 standard deviations above the mean
• C) 2.40 standard deviations below the mean
• D) 2.40 standard deviations above the mean

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