The Average Time a Subscriber Spends Reading the Local Newspaper

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Essay

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.
-What is the probability a subscriber will spend at least 1 hour reading the paper?

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Definitions:

Sieve-tube Members

Specialized cells in the phloem of plants that facilitate the transport of sugars and nutrients from the leaves to other parts of the plant.

Phloem Transport

The process by which sugars, produced during photosynthesis, are transported throughout a plant via the phloem tissue.

Passive Diffusion

The process by which molecules move from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration without the input of energy.

Vascular Cylinder

The central part of a plant root, containing the xylem, phloem, and other tissues that transport water and nutrients.