document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1028238>Question 1028238</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Use the following information to answer the next two exercises: The patient recovery time from a particular surgical procedure is normally distributed with a mean of 5.3 days and a standard deviation of 2.1 days. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " What is the median recovery time?  Please show work.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 2.7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "b. 5.3 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "c. 7.4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d. 2.1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #643459 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=643459\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For a random variable that is normally distributed, its mean is always equal to its median, regardless of the value of its standard deviation. </SPAN>\n" );
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