Section 6.2 Homework Question 8

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Section 6.2 Homework Question 8

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Section 6.2 Homework

8.  According to an​ almanac, 70​% of adult smokers started smoking before turning 18 years old.

​(a) If 200 adult smokers are randomly​ selected, how many would we expect to have started smoking before turning 18 years​ old?

​(b) Would it be unusual to observe 170 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 200 adult​ smokers? Why?

 

(a) We would expect about ____ adult smokers to have started smoking before turning 18 years old.

​(b) Would it be unusual to observe 170 smokers who started smoking before turning 18 years old in a random sample of 200 adult​ smokers?

 

 

 

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