The number of beverage cans produced each hour from a vending machine is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 8.6. For a random sample of 12 hours, the average number of beverage cans produced was 326.0. Assume a 99% confidence interval for the population mean number of beverage cans produced per hour. The margin of error of the 99% confidence interval is O a. 10.56 ОБ. 3.60 O c. 6.41 O d. 1.85

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The number of beverage cans produced each hour from a vending machine is normally distributed with a standard
deviation of 8.6. For a random sample of 12 hours, the average number of beverage cans produced was 326.0.
Assume a 99% confidence interval for the population mean number of beverage cans produced per hour. The margin
of error of the 99% confidence interval is
a.
10.56
ОБ. 3.60
O c. 6.41
O d. 1.85
Transcribed Image Text:The number of beverage cans produced each hour from a vending machine is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 8.6. For a random sample of 12 hours, the average number of beverage cans produced was 326.0. Assume a 99% confidence interval for the population mean number of beverage cans produced per hour. The margin of error of the 99% confidence interval is a. 10.56 ОБ. 3.60 O c. 6.41 O d. 1.85
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