In Gombak district 2500 electric lamps are installed for street lighting. The lamps come from a different manufacturer and have a mean burning life of 1050 hours. We know from past experience that the distribution of burning lives approximates a normal distribution. The 250th lamp fails after 819 hours. What is the standard deviation of burning lives for this set of lamps? (e)

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In Gombak district 2500 electric lamps are installed for street lighting. The lamps
come from a different manufacturer and have a mean burning life of 1050 hours.
We know from past experience that the distribution of burning lives approximates
a normal distribution. The 250th lamp fails after 819 hours. What is the standard
deviation of burning lives for this set of lamps?
(e)
Transcribed Image Text:In Gombak district 2500 electric lamps are installed for street lighting. The lamps come from a different manufacturer and have a mean burning life of 1050 hours. We know from past experience that the distribution of burning lives approximates a normal distribution. The 250th lamp fails after 819 hours. What is the standard deviation of burning lives for this set of lamps? (e)
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