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Problem 7

 

It is recommended that backpacks weigh less than 1/4th of your body weight.  The average backpack with four textbooks and school supplies weighs 38.2 pounds with a standard deviation 7.1 pounds.  If a randomly selected group of 36 backpacks is weighed what is the probability that the average weight for the packs is between 40 and 41 pounds?     

 

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