A Meteorological Office Keeps Records of the Annual Precipitation in Different

question 79

Multiple Choice

A meteorological office keeps records of the annual precipitation in different cities. For one city, the mean annual precipitation is $18.5$ and the standard deviation of the annual precipitation amounts is 5.9. Let $x$ represent the annual precipitation in that city. Determine the standardized version of $x$ .

• A)\(z = \frac { x - 18.5 } { 5.9 }\)
• B) \(x = \frac { z - 18.5 } { 5.9 }\)
• C) \(z = \frac { x - 5.9 } { 18.5 }\)
• D) \(z = - \frac { 18.5 } { 5.9 }\)

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