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The XO Group Inc. conducted a survey of 1S1000 brides and grooms married in the United States and found that the average cost of a wedding is $29858 (XO Group website, January 51 2015). Assume that the cost of wedding is
a. What is the
b. What is the probability that a wedding costs between $20,000 and $30,000?
c. For a wedding to be among the 5% most expensive, how much would it have to cost?
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