SCENARIO 2-5 The Following Are the Duration in Minutes of a Sample

question 74

Multiple Choice

SCENARIO 2-5
The following are the duration in minutes of a sample of long-distance phone calls made within the
continental United States reported by one long-distance carrier.
-Referring to Scenario 2-5, if 1,000 calls were randomly sampled, how many calls lasted under 10
Minutes?

• A)220
• B)370
• C)410
• D)590

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