Suppose the population average amount of dog biscuits in a bag is 40 pounds with a standard deviation of 6 pounds. A simple random sample of 64 bags is selected. Round probability answers to 4 decimal places, i.e. XXXX DO NOT include leading or ending zeros.

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Suppose the population average amount of dog biscuits in a bag is 40 pounds with
a standard deviation of 6 pounds. A simple random sample of 64 bags is selected.
Round probability answers to 4 decimal places, i.e. XXXX
DO NOT include leading or ending zeros.
What is the probability the sample mean will be less than 39 pounds?
What is the probability the sampling error will be 2 pounds or less?
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose the population average amount of dog biscuits in a bag is 40 pounds with a standard deviation of 6 pounds. A simple random sample of 64 bags is selected. Round probability answers to 4 decimal places, i.e. XXXX DO NOT include leading or ending zeros. What is the probability the sample mean will be less than 39 pounds? What is the probability the sampling error will be 2 pounds or less?
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