The amounts of nicotine in a certain brand of cigarette are normally distributed with a mean of 0.974 g and a standard deviation of 0.325 g. The company that produces these cigarettes claims that it has now reduced the amount of nicotine. The supporting evidence consists of a sample of 48 cigarettes with a mean nicotine amount of 0.918 g. Assuming that the given mean and standard deviation have NOT changed, find the probability of randomly seleting 32 cigarettes with a mean of 0.917 g or less. P(M < 0.917 g) =

P(M < 0.917 g) = 0.1611.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this question, we need to understand the normal probability distribution and the central limit theorem.

Normal Probability Distribution:

Problems of normal distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.

In a set with mean and standard deviation , the z-score of a measure X is given by:

The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the p-value, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.

Central Limit Theorem

The Central Limit Theorem establishes that, for a normally distributed random variable X, with mean and standard deviation , the sampling distribution of the sample means with size n can be approximated to a normal distribution with mean and standard deviation .

For a skewed variable, the Central Limit Theorem can also be applied, as long as n is at least 30.

Mean of 0.974 g and a standard deviation of 0.325 g.

This means that

Sample of 32:

This means that

Fnd the probability of randomly selecting 32 cigarettes with a mean of 0.917 g or less.

This is the p-value of Z when X = 0.917. So

By the Central Limit Theorem

has a p-value of 0.1611.

So

P(M < 0.917 g) = 0.1611.

a

step-by-step explanation:

y = 3x+4

step-by-step explanation:

to find the slope

slope = (y2-y1)/ (x2-x1)

    = (-8-4)/ (-4-0)

    = -12/-4

  = 3

using the slope intercept form of a line

y= mx+b

we know the slope is 3

we know the y intercept is 4 ( the point where it crosses the y axis or x=0)

y = 3x+4