A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)
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The average number of pounds of meat that a person consumes a year is 218.4 pounds.
Assume that the standard deviation is 25 pounds and the distribution is approximately
normal.
a) Find the probability that a person selected at random consumes less than 224
pounds per year.
b) If a sample of 40 individuals is selected, find the probability that the mean of the
sample will be less than 224 pounds per year.
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