A Study of the Amount of Time It Takes a Mechanic

question 42

Multiple Choice

A study of the amount of time it takes a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.77 hours.
Assume that a random sample of 40 mechanics is selected and the mean rebuild time of the sample is computed. Assuming the mean times are normally distributed, what percentage of sample means are greater than 7.7 hours?

• A) 0.62%
• B) 34.46%
• C) 65.54%
• D) 99.38%