You Are Planning a May Camping Trip to Denali National

question 123

Multiple Choice

You are planning a May camping trip to Denali National Park in Alaska and want to make sure your sleeping bag is warm enough. The average low temperature in the park for May follows a normal distribution with a mean of 32°F and a standard deviation of 8°F. Above what temperature must the sleeping bag be suited such that the temperature will be too cold only 5% of the time?

• A) −1.645
• B) 1.645
• C) 18.84
• D) 45.16

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