he average fuel efficiency of U.S. light vehicles (cars, SUVs, minivans, vans, and light trucks) for 2005 was 21 miles per gallon (mpg). If the standard deviation of the population was 2.8 and the gas ratings were normally distributed, (a) what is the probability that the fuel used for a random sample of 25 light vehicles is under 18? (b) between 20 and 24? format: given: required: solution a: solution b:

he average fuel efficiency of U.S. light vehicles (cars, SUVs, minivans, vans, and light trucks) for 2005 was 21 miles per gallon (mpg). If the standard deviation of the population was 2.8 and the gas ratings were normally distributed, (a) what is the probability that the fuel used for a random sample of 25 light vehicles is under 18? (b) between 20 and 24? format: given: required: solution a: solution b:

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