In the Old Roman Coliseum, Two Horses Would Be Placed

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Essay

In the old Roman Coliseum, two horses would be placed in tandem (side by side)and hitched to a chariot.Since the fast chariots needed to be able to pass the slow chariots, it was of some importance that the horses have room to run, but also they should not be too large.For chariot hitching purposes, the widest measure across a horse occurs in the rump area.The mean rump width is approximately 27" with a standard deviation of about 2".Let random variable w = width in inches across the rump of a randomly selected horse a)The usual length measure as it applies to horses is the "hand," which is by definition equal to 4".Define random variable h = width in hands across the rump of a randomly selected horse.What are the mean and standard deviation of h?

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