Suppose that the number of customers who enter a supermarket each hour is normally distributed with a mean of 690 and a standard deviation of 180. The supermarket is open 16 hours per day. What is the probability that the total number of customers who enter the supermarket in one day is greater than 10900? (Hint: Calculate the average hourly number of customers necessary to exceed 10900 in one 16-hour day.) Probability = preview answers

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Suppose that the number of customers who enter a supermarket each hour is normally distributed with a mean of 690 and a standard deviation of 180. The supermarket is open 16 hours per
day. What is the probability that the total number of customers who enter the supermarket in one day is greater than 10900? (Hint: Calculate the average hourly number of customers
necessary to exceed 10900 in one 16-hour day.)
Probability =
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