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princeevee:

Greg wants to move out of his dormitory and into an apartment near his college. His parents agreed, on the condition that the rent is no more than 25% of the cost of dorm living. To get an idea of rent amounts for one-bedroom apartments, Greg looks at listings in a local newspaper and on an Internet site. Which answer best describes the sample and population?

princeevee:

Sample: all available apartments near the college Population: listings in a local newspaper and on an Internet site Sample: all available apartments near the college Population: all available dormitories near the college Sample: all available dormitories near the college Population: all available apartments near the college Sample: listings in a local newspaper and on an Internet site Population: all available apartments near the college

princeevee:

@Vocaloid

princeevee:

@Ultrilliam

ThatCreepyBoy:

@Nnesha

ThatCreepyBoy:

@sillybilly123

princeevee:

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umer:

@umer

princeevee:

i think the answer is D, is that it?

umer:

i think D, too

princeevee:

There are 500 computers in an office building. The IT manager randomly chose 40 computers to be inspected for viruses. Of those inspected, 6 computers had viruses. What is the best estimate of the percent of computers in the building that have viruses?

princeevee:

@umer this might be easier @ThatCreepyBoy

umer:

48, if i did this correctly

umer:

I did it like this, since the sample was from 40 and 40 goes into 500 12 times, just times 6 by 12

princeevee:

i have to redo it now

umer:

oh wait 6x12 is 72

umer:

wym?

princeevee:

nothing, lets just do something else

princeevee:

Use technology or a z-score table to answer the question. The expression P(z<1.87) represents the area under the standard normal curve below the given value of z. What is P(z<1.87)?

princeevee:

@Ultrilliam

ThatCreepyBoy:

@sillybilly123 btw jayrules and umer were on here :O

Ultrilliam:

oh no, zscore... my worst enemy... so we meet again...

princeevee:

...

princeevee:

um...

princeevee:

@Ultrilliam @ThatCreepyBoy

ThatCreepyBoy:

I dont know this sadly v.v

princeevee:

Use technology or a z-score table to answer the question. The scores on a standardized test are normally distributed with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 60. Jake scored 520 on the test. What percent of students scored below Jake? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. 33% 57% 63% 72%

princeevee:

what about this?

princeevee:

@ThatCreepyBoy @Ultrilliam

ThatCreepyBoy:

@Nnesha Pwease helpppp. You'll get a tcb cookie :O

princeevee:

@HesitantAlien

HesitantAlien:

I'm not that great at mathematics, so I can't help you here. Very sorry.

ThatCreepyBoy:

@Vocaloid

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