Problem 3: The mean yearly mileage of the vehicles in a delivery company's fleet is 51,400 miles, with a standard deviation of 4,800 miles. You take a random sample of 30 vehicles and another of 45 vehicles. What is the probability that the difference between the mean mileage of the two samples will be a) less than 2,000 miles? b) More than 500?

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Problem 3: The mean yearly mileage of the vehicles in a delivery company's fleet is 51,400 miles, with a
standard deviation of 4,800 miles. You take a random sample of 30 vehicles and another of 45 vehicles.
What is the probability that the difference between the mean mileage of the two samples will be
a) less than 2,000 miles?
b) More than 500?
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 3: The mean yearly mileage of the vehicles in a delivery company's fleet is 51,400 miles, with a standard deviation of 4,800 miles. You take a random sample of 30 vehicles and another of 45 vehicles. What is the probability that the difference between the mean mileage of the two samples will be a) less than 2,000 miles? b) More than 500?
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