Use the Following Information for the Question

question 51

Short Answer

Use the following information for the question. On a busy day, the average roller coaster wait time at a large amusement park is 27 minutes. Suppose the standard deviation of wait time is 11.9 minutes and the distribution of wait times is approximately normally distributed.
-To improve customer satisfaction, the amusement park manager has decided to give food coupons to customers with long wait times. The manager decides to give the coupons to the top 10% of people waiting the longest. What is the minimum wait time for the top 10%? Round to the nearest tenth of a minute.

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Definitions:

Active Processing

The mental manipulation of information to retain it in short-term memory, integrate it into long-term memory, or solve problems.

Peterson and Peterson

Researchers known for their work on the duration of short-term memory, especially the experiment demonstrating rapid forgetting without rehearsal.

Rehearsal

A practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech) or procedure.

Chunking

Chunking is a process of breaking down larger pieces of information into more manageable, smaller units, making it easier to remember and process.