Solve the problem.
-The annual precipitation amounts in a certain mountain range are normally distributed with a mean of 91 inches, and a standard deviation of 14 inches. What is the probability that the mean annual precipitation during 49 randomly picked years will be less than 93.8 inches?
A)0.4192
B)0.0808
C)0.5808
D)0.9192

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The standard error of the mean is 14/sqrt(49) = 2. The z-score for 93.8 is (93.8-91)/2 = 1.4. Using the standard normal distribution table, the probability of a z-score less than 1.4 is approximately 0.9192.

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