document.write( "Question 1126138: Assume that the mean hourly cost to operate a commercial airplane follows the normal distribution with a mean of $2,500 per hour and a standard deviation of $195.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "What is the operating cost for the lowest 4 percent of the airplanes? (Round z value to 2 decimal places. Omit the \"$\" sign in your response.)
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z for 0.04 is -1.75
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\n" ); document.write( "-1.75=(x-2500)/195
\n" ); document.write( "-341.25=x-2500
\n" ); document.write( "x=2158.75
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