Rockwell hardness of pins of a certain type is known to have a mean value of 50 and a standard deviation of 1.5. (Round your answers to four decimal places.) n USE SALT (a) If the distribution is normal, what is the probability that the sample mean hardness for a random sample of 14 pins is at least 51? (b) What is the (approximate) probability that the sample mean hardness for a random sample of 43 pins is at least 51? You may need to use the appropriate table in the Appendix of Tables to answer this question.

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Rockwell hardness of pins of a certain type is known to have a mean value of 50 and a standard deviation of 1.5. (Round your answers to four decimal places.)
A USE SALT
(a) If the distribution is normal, what is the probability that the sample mean hardness for a random sample of 14 pins is at least 51?
(b) What is the (approximate) probability that the sample mean hardness for a random sample of 43 pins is at least 51?
You may need to use the aPpropriate table in the Appendix of Tables to answer this question.
Transcribed Image Text:Rockwell hardness of pins of a certain type is known to have a mean value of 50 and a standard deviation of 1.5. (Round your answers to four decimal places.) A USE SALT (a) If the distribution is normal, what is the probability that the sample mean hardness for a random sample of 14 pins is at least 51? (b) What is the (approximate) probability that the sample mean hardness for a random sample of 43 pins is at least 51? You may need to use the aPpropriate table in the Appendix of Tables to answer this question.
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