A Study of the Amount of Time It Takes a Mechanic

question 113

Multiple Choice

A study of the amount of time it takes a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild time exceeds 8.1 hours.

• A) 0.8531
• B) 0.9146
• C) 0.8457
• D) 0.7285

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Definitions:

Days' Sales

A financial metric that measures the average number of days it takes a company to convert its inventory into sales.