You Were Told That the Amount of Time Lapsed Between

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Short Answer

You were told that the amount of time lapsed between consecutive trades on the New York Stock Exchange followed a normal distribution with a mean of 15 seconds. You were also told that the probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades to fall between 16 to 17 seconds was 13%. The probability that the time lapsed between two consecutive trades would fall below 13 seconds was 7%. The middle 86% of the time lapsed will fall between which two numbers?

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Definitions:

Receivable Turnover

A financial ratio that measures how efficiently a company collects its accounts receivable.

Inventory Turnover

A measure indicating the frequency at which a company's inventory is sold and replenished within a certain timeframe, reflecting the effectiveness of its inventory control.

Gross Profit

The difference between revenue and the cost of goods sold before deduction of overheads, payroll, taxation, and interest payments.

Price-Earnings Ratio

The price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) is a valuation ratio of a company's current share price compared to its per-share earnings.