The lengths of lumber a machine cuts are normally distributed with a mean of 100 inches and a standard deviation of 0.4 inch. (a) What is the probability that a randomly selected board cut by the machine has a length greater than 100.16 inches? (b) A sample of 41 boards is randomly selected. What is the probability that their mean length is greater than 100.16 inches?

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The lengths of lumber a machine cuts are normally distributed with a mean of 100 inches and a standard
deviation of 0.4 inch.
(a) What is the probability that a randomly selected board cut by the machine has a length greater than 100.16
inches?
(b) A sample of 41 boards is randomly selected. What is the probability that their mean length is greater than
100.16 inches?
Transcribed Image Text:The lengths of lumber a machine cuts are normally distributed with a mean of 100 inches and a standard deviation of 0.4 inch. (a) What is the probability that a randomly selected board cut by the machine has a length greater than 100.16 inches? (b) A sample of 41 boards is randomly selected. What is the probability that their mean length is greater than 100.16 inches?
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