The StJoe Company Grows Pine Trees and the Average Annual Increase

question 73

Multiple Choice

The St.Joe Company grows pine trees and the average annual increase in tree diameter is 3.1 inches with a standard deviation of 0.5 inches.A random sample of n = 50 trees is collected.What is the probability of the sample mean being less the 2.9 inches?

• A)0.4977
• B)0.0023
• C)0.9977
• D)0.9954

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