The life of a drill bit has a mean of 16 hours and a standard deviation of 2-6 hours. Assuming a normal distribution, determine the probability of a sample bit lasting for: (a) more than 20 hours (b) fewer than 14 hours

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The life of a drill bit has a mean of 16 hours and a standard deviation of
2-6 hours. Assuming a normal distribution, determine the probability of a
sample bit lasting for:
(a) more than 20 hours
(b) fewer than 14 hours
Transcribed Image Text:The life of a drill bit has a mean of 16 hours and a standard deviation of 2-6 hours. Assuming a normal distribution, determine the probability of a sample bit lasting for: (a) more than 20 hours (b) fewer than 14 hours
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