Suppose that a plaque in an elevator contains the following statement: Maximum weight 3500 pounds or 18 people. What is the probability that this elevator will be overloaded given that the weight of men is normally distributed with a mean of 179.2 pounds and a standard deviation of 29.6 pounds? O A. 0.3468 O B. 0.0144 Oc. 0.6532 O D. 0.9856

Suppose that a plaque in an elevator contains the following statement: Maximum weight 3500 pounds or 18 people. What is the probability that this elevator will be overloaded given that the weight of men is normally distributed with a mean of 179.2 pounds and a standard deviation of 29.6 pounds? O A. 0.3468 O B. 0.0144 Oc. 0.6532 O D. 0.9856

MATLAB: An Introduction with Applications

6th Edition

ISBN:9781119256830

Author:Amos Gilat

Publisher:Amos Gilat

Chapter1: Starting With Matlab

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