The body temperatures of adults have a mean of 98.6° F and a standard deviation of 0.60° F. If 36 adults are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean body temperature is greater than 98.4° F. A. 0.9772 B. 0.0228 O C. 0.9360 O D. 0.8188 O E. There is not enough information to determine the probability.

The body temperatures of adults have a mean of 98.6° F and a standard deviation of 0.60° F. If 36 adults are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean body temperature is greater than 98.4° F. A. 0.9772 B. 0.0228 O C. 0.9360 O D. 0.8188 O E. There is not enough information to determine the probability.

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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