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Portable CD Player Lifetimes

A recent study of the life span of portable compact disc players found the average to be 3.7 years with a standard deviation of 0.6 year. If a random sample of 32 people who own CD players is selected, find the probability that the mean lifetime of the sample will be less than 3.4 years. If the mean is less than 3.4 years, would you consider that 3.7 years might be incorrect?

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A recent study of the life span of portable compact disc players found the average to be 3.7 years with a standard deviation of 0.6 year. If a random sample of 32 people who own CD players is selected, find the probability that the mean lifetime of the sample will be less than 3.4 years. If the mean is less than 3.4 years, would you consider that 3.7 years might be incorrect is determined by the expert.

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