The Average Time a Subscriber Spends Reading the Local Newspaper

question 75

Multiple Choice

The average time a subscriber spends reading the local newspaper is 49 minutes.Assume the standard deviation is 16 minutes and that the times are normally distributed.For the 10 percent who spend the most time reading the paper,how much time do they spend?

• A)11.72
• B)28.52
• C)86.28
• D)69.48

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Definitions:

Binge/Purge Type

A subtype of certain eating disorders, where individuals engage in recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by purging to prevent weight gain.

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by an intense fear of gaining weight, leading to restricted food intake and excessive weight loss.

Purging Behavior

Actions taken to rid the body of consumed food or calories, commonly seen in eating disorders, including self-induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives.

Restricting Type

A subtype of anorexia nervosa where individuals limit their intake of food and calories as a method of weight control.