Assume That the Weight Loss for the First Month of a Diet

question 50

Multiple Choice

Assume that the weight loss for the first month of a diet program varies between 6 pounds and 12 pounds, and is spread evenly over the range of possibilities, so that there is a uniform distribution. Find the probability that the given range of pounds lost is between 8 pounds and 11 pounds.

• A)\(\frac { 1 } { 2 }\)
• B)\(\frac { 1 } { 4 }\)
• C)\(\frac { 2 } { 3 }\)
• D)\(\frac { 1 } { 3 }\)

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An inner feeling or voice viewed as acting as a guide to the rightness or wrongness of one's behavior.

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Psychological strategies unconsciously used to protect oneself from anxiety arising from unacceptable thoughts or feelings.

Repression

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