A study of the amount of time it takes a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard
deviation is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild time exceeds 8.7 hours.
Solution :
Given that ,
mean = = 8.4
standard deviation = = 1.8
n = 40
= 8.4
= / n = 1.8/ 40 =0.2846
P( >8.7 ) = 1 - P( <8.7 )
= 1 - P[( - ) / < (8.7-8.4) / 0.2846 ]
= 1 - P(z < 1.05)
Using z table
= 1 - 0.8531
= 0.1469
probability= 0.1469
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