During the Past Six Months,73

question 102

Multiple Choice

During the past six months,73.2 percent of US households purchased sugar.Assume that these expenditures are approximately normally distributed with a mean of $8.22 and a standard deviation of $1.10.Find the probability that a household spent more than $16.00 on sugar.

• A)1.00
• B)0.00
• C)0.50
• D)0.98

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