The weight of all cars traveling on interstate highway I-84 is normally distributed with a mean of 3000 lb and standard deviation of 100 lb. Let X¯ be the mean weight of a random sample of 16 cars traveling on I-84. Calculate the probability that X¯ falls between 2960 and 3040 lb.

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The weight of all cars traveling on interstate highway I-84 is normally distributed with a mean of 3000 lb and standard deviation of 100 lb. Let X¯ be the mean weight of a random sample of 16 cars traveling on I-84. Calculate the probability that X¯ falls between 2960 and 3040 lb.

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