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Find the probability that the sample mean rent is between $2,500 and $2,600.
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Find the 60th percentile of the sample mean.
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Check whether it is unusual for the sample mean is greater than $2,800.
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Explain whether or not “A person can tell that it would be unusual for an individual to have a rent greater than $2,800”.
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