What is the distribution of X? X ~ N(,) b. Find the probability that an indoor cat dies when it is between 17 and 19.6 years old.  c.  The middle 40% of indoor cats' age of death lies between what two numbers?      Low:  years      High:  years

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On average, indoor cats live to 16 years old with a standard deviation of 2.3 years. Suppose that the distribution is normal. Let X = the age at death of a randomly selected indoor cat. Round answers to 4 decimal places where possible.

a.  What is the distribution of X? X ~ N(,)

b. Find the probability that an indoor cat dies when it is between 17 and 19.6 years old. 

c.  The middle 40% of indoor cats' age of death lies between what two numbers?
     Low:  years
     High:  years

 

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