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Averages of several measurements are less variable than individual measurements. The true mass of the whiskey sample is 4.6 grams, or 4600 milligrams(mg). Antonio's measurements have the normal distribution with mean 4600 mg and standard deviation 10mg. In this case, the mean of his 3 measurements also has a normal distribution.

(a) Sketch on the same graph the two normal curves, for individual measurements and for means of 3 measurements.
(b) What is the probability that Antonio misses the true mass by more than 10 mg in either direction if he makes one measurement?
(c) What is the probability that the mean of three independent measurements misses the true mass by more than 10 mg?

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