1) Use Statistics to answer the following set  a) A researcher collects health data on many men in each of several countries.  One of the variables measured for each man in the study is his weight in pounds.  The following list gives the five-number summary for the weights of adult men in one of the countries.  Country A:  92,  110,  120,  160,  240 About what percent of adult men weigh between 110 and 240?

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1) Use Statistics to answer the following set 

a) A researcher collects health data on many men in each of several countries.  One of the variables measured for each man in the study is his weight in pounds.  The following list gives the five-number summary for the weights of adult men in one of the countries. 

Country A:  92,  110,  120,  160,  240

About what percent of adult men weigh between 110 and 240?

b) If P(J) = 0.3 and P(K) = 0.6, J and K are independent events, which of the following is true?  

    a) P(J and K) = 0

    b) P(J or K) = 0.9

    c) P(J or K) = 0.72

    d) P(J) doesn't equal P(J|K)

c) Richard's Furniture Company delivers furniture from 10 A.M. to 2 P.M. continuously and uniformly.  We are interested in how long (in hours) past the 10 A.M. start time that individuals wait for their delivery.  Suppose that it is now past noon on a delivery day.  The probability that a person must wait at least 1.5 more hours is...

    a) 3/4

    b) 1/2

   c) 3/8
   d) 1/4

 
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