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Question 3 • Probability and Statistics with Applications Honors Sem-2-FL-1210300 (2024-2025)

The number of pieces of dog food in a one-cup scoop is approximately Normally distributed with a mean of 205 pieces and a standard deviation of 9.2 pieces. If a random sample of 15 scoops of dog food is selected, what is the probability that the mean number of pieces of food will be less than 200 pieces?

Answer
A
0.0053
B
0.0177
C
0.2934
D
0.9823

Explanation

The sampling distribution of the sample mean has mean 205 and standard error 9.2/√15 ≈ 2.375. Standardizing 200 gives z = (200 − 205)/2.375 ≈ −2.11. The probability below this z-score is about 0.0177, so the correct choice is 0.0177.

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