A Recent Study Found That the Life Expectancy of a People

question 52

Multiple Choice

A recent study found that the life expectancy of a people living in Africa is normally distributed with an average of 53 years with a standard deviation of 7.5 years. If a person
In Africa is selected at random, what is the probability that the person will die before the
Age of 65?

• A) 94.5%
• B) 44.5%
• C) 89.0%
• D) 61.0%

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