Water Usage Narrative The Mayor of the City of Windsor Was Informed That

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Water Usage Narrative
The mayor of the city of Windsor was informed that household water usage is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 95 litres and a standard deviation of 16 litres per day.
-Refer to Water Usage Narrative. If the mayor wants to give a tax rebate to the 20% lowest water users, what should the litres-per-day cut-off be?

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Definitions:

Pulmonary Edema

A condition characterized by the accumulation of fluid in the lungs' air sacs, often resulting in breathing difficulty.

Shunted Blood

Blood that is diverted from one area to another, often used in medical contexts where blood is redirected to bypass a blocked or damaged area of the circulatory system.

Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation

The process by which oxygen molecules detach from hemoglobin within red blood cells, allowing oxygen to be released to tissues.

Pulmonary Veins

Blood vessels that transport oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart.