The Time It Takes a Student to Finish a Final

question 186

True/False

The time it takes a student to finish a final exam is known to be normally distributed with a mean equal to 84 minutes and a standard deviation equal to 10 minutes. Given this information, the probability that it will take a randomly selected student between 75 and 90 minutes is approximately 0.0902.

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Definitions:

Soviet Union

A federal socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991, officially known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), and was a dominant world power during most of its existence.

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John Foster Dulles

An influential American diplomat and Secretary of State under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, known for his significant role in shaping U.S. foreign policy during the early Cold War era.

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