Human Body Temperatures Are Normally Distributed with a Mean of 98.20°F

question 197

Multiple Choice

Human body temperatures are normally distributed with a mean of 98.20°F and a standard deviation of 0.62°F. If 19 people are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean body temperature will be less than 98.50°F.

• A) 0.9826
• B) 0.0833
• C) 0.3343
• D) 0.4826

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