Lunch break: In a recent survey of 660 working Americans ages 25-34, the average weekly amount spent on lunch as $43.79 with standard deviation $3.08. The weekly amounts are approximately bell-shaped. Estimate the percentage of amounts that were greater than $49.95. Round the answer to one decimal place

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Lunch break: In a recent survey of 660 working Americans ages 25-34, the average weekly amount spent on lunch as $43.79 with standard deviation $3.08. The weekly amounts are approximately bell-shaped. Estimate the percentage of amounts that were greater than $49.95. Round the answer to one decimal place.
Lunch break: In a recent survey of 660 working Americans ages 25-34, the average weekly amount spent on lunch as $43.79
with standard deviation $3.08. The weekly amounts are approximately bell-shaped.
Part 1 of 3
(a) Estimate the percentage of amounts that were less than $40.71. Round the answer to one decimal place.
Approximately 16 % of the amounts were less than $40.71.
Part: 1/3
Part 2 of 3
(b) Estimate the percentage of amounts that were greater than $49.95. Round the answer to one decimal place.
Approximately
% of the amounts were greater than $49.95.
Transcribed Image Text:Lunch break: In a recent survey of 660 working Americans ages 25-34, the average weekly amount spent on lunch as $43.79 with standard deviation $3.08. The weekly amounts are approximately bell-shaped. Part 1 of 3 (a) Estimate the percentage of amounts that were less than $40.71. Round the answer to one decimal place. Approximately 16 % of the amounts were less than $40.71. Part: 1/3 Part 2 of 3 (b) Estimate the percentage of amounts that were greater than $49.95. Round the answer to one decimal place. Approximately % of the amounts were greater than $49.95.
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