Find the Number of Standard Deviations from the Mean

question 183

Multiple Choice

Find the number of standard deviations from the mean. Round your answer to two decimal places.
-In one town, the number of pounds of sugar consumed per person per year has a mean of 8 pounds and a standard deviation of 1.7 pounds. Tyler consumed 11 pounds of sugar last year. How many standard deviations
From the mean is that?

• A) 1.76 standard deviations below the mean
• B) 1.76 standard deviations above the mean
• C) 1.00 standard deviations above the mean
• D) 1.00 standard deviations below the mean

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