Gold Miners in Alaska Have Found, on Average, 12 Ounces

question 28

Multiple Choice

Gold miners in Alaska have found, on average, 12 ounces of gold per 1,000 tons of dirt excavated with a standard deviation of 3 ounces. Assume the amount of gold found per 1,000 tons of dirt is normally distributed. If the miners excavated 1,000 tons of dirt, how little gold must they have found such that they find that amount or less only 15% of the time?

• A) −1.04
• B) 1.04
• C) 8.89
• D) 15.12

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