document.write( "Question 1179422: A manufacturer knows that their items have a normally distributed lifespan, with a mean of 13.9 years, and standard deviation of 3.7 years.\r
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document.write( "Distribution: approximately normal with µ = 13.9 and σ = 3.7\r\n" );
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document.write( "The 3% of items with the shortest lifespan will last less than how many years?\r\n" );
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document.write( "invNorm( .03, 13.9, 3.7)  = 6.9\r\n" );
document.write( "The 3% of items with the shortest lifespan will last less than 6.9 yrs\r\n" );
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