The Amount of Money That Maria Earns in a Week

question 78

Multiple Choice

The amount of money that Maria earns in a week is a random variable with a mean of $980 and a standard deviation of $25.The amount of money that Elena earns in a week is a random variable with a mean of $800 and a standard deviation of $10.
You would like to use a Normal model to determine the probability that Maria's weekly income is at least $233.85 more than Elena's weekly income (the probability that the difference M - E is at least $233.85) .
Which of the following assumptions are needed?
A: Maria's weekly earnings are independent of Elena's weekly earnings.
B: Maria's weekly earnings and Elena's weekly earnings follow a Normal model.
C: Maria's weekly earnings are greater than Elena's weekly earnings.

• A)A and C
• B)A only
• C)B only
• D)A,B,and C
• E)A and B

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