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Yearling Angus steers had a mean weight of 1152 pounds with a standard deviation of 84 pounds. What's the actual weight of an animal whose z-score is - 1.5?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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