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Given that, Men have an average weight of 172 pounds with a standard deviation of 29 pounds.

We have to find the probability that if 20 men have a sum weight greater than 3500 lbs, their total weight exceeds the safety limits for water taxis. Based on (a), we have to explain whether this is a safety concern.

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1.

The probability that if 20 men have a sum weight greater than 3500 lbs is given by,

has normal approximation 

 

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Introductory Statistics
OER Edition, 2013
Openstax
ISBN: 9781938168208

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