The manufacturer of cans of salmon that are supposed to have a net weight of 6 ounces tells you that the net weight is actually a normal random variable with a mean of 5.95 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.14 ounce. Suppose that you draw a random sample of 32 cans. Find the probability that the mean weight of the sample is less than 5.9 ounces. Probability = xxxxxxxxxxxx

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The manufacturer of cans of salmon that are supposed to have a net weight of 6 ounces tells you that the net weight is actually a normal random variable with a mean of 5.95 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.14 ounce. Suppose that you draw a random sample of 32 cans. Find the probability that the mean weight of the sample is less than 5.9 ounces.

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