A Ferry Will Safely Accommodate 91 Tons of Passenger Cars

question 19

Multiple Choice

A ferry will safely accommodate 91 tons of passenger cars. Assume that the mean weight of a passenger car is 2.1 tons with standard deviation 0.7 tons. If a random sample of 40
Cars are loaded onto the ferry, what is the probability that the maximum safe weight will
Be exceeded?

• A) 0.0655
• B) 0.0485
• C) 0.0571
• D) 0.9429

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Identify the effectiveness of various forms of birth control.

Grasp the significance of the total fertility rate and replacement-level fertility in projecting population changes.

Analyze historical population growth trends and their societal impacts.

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