The water works commission needs to know the mean househoid usage of water by the residents of a small town in galons per day They would e the estimate to have a maximum error of 0.12 gailons Aprevious study found that for an average family the variance is 5.29 gallons and the mean is 17 galons per day tthey are using a 8S% level of confidence, how large of a sample is required to estimate the mean usage of waterRound your answer up to the next integer Answer Tables Kypad How to enter your answer Keyboard Shortcuts

The water works commission needs to know the mean househoid usage of water by the residents of a small town in galons per day They would e the estimate to have a maximum error of 0.12 gailons Aprevious study found that for an average family the variance is 5.29 gallons and the mean is 17 galons per day tthey are using a 8S% level of confidence, how large of a sample is required to estimate the mean usage of waterRound your answer up to the next integer Answer Tables Kypad How to enter your answer Keyboard Shortcuts

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