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-A study of the amount of time it takes a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.8 hours. If 40 mechanics are randomly selected, find the probability that their mean rebuild time exceeds 8.7 hours.
A)0.1285
B)0.1469
C)0.1946
D)0.1346

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To find the probability that the mean rebuild time exceeds 8.7 hours, we use the formula for the z-score of a sample mean: $z = \frac{\bar{x} - \mu}{\sigma/\sqrt{n}}$, where $\bar{x}$ is the sample mean, $\mu$ is the population mean, $\sigma$ is the population standard deviation, and $n$ is the sample size. Plugging in the given values: $z = \frac{8.7 - 8.4}{1.8/\sqrt{40}} \approx 1.0541$. Looking up this z-score in a standard normal distribution table or using a calculator gives a right-tail probability of approximately 0.1469, indicating the probability that the mean rebuild time for a sample of 40 mechanics exceeds 8.7 hours.

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