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Chapter 6, Problem 24E

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QUESTION:

The average age of Amtrak passenger train cars is 19.4 years. If the distribution of ages is normal and 20% of the cars are older than 22.8 years, find the standard deviation.

Source: New York Times Almanac.

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QUESTION:

The average age of Amtrak passenger train cars is 19.4 years. If the distribution of ages is normal and 20% of the cars are older than 22.8 years, find the standard deviation.

Source: New York Times Almanac.

ANSWER:

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From the given problem we have   

The mean \(\mu=19.4 \text { years }\)

The cutoff point = 22.8 years. 

Here we have to find the standard deviation.

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