document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1182713>Question 1182713</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The manager of a retails store is concerned that his suppliers have been giving him laptop computers with lower than average quality.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His research shows that replacement times for the model laptop of concern are normally distributed with a mean of 3.2 years and a standard deviation of 0.5 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He then randomly selects records on 13 laptops sold in the past.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Round all answers to 4 decimal places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b. What is the distribution of x? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "   x~N(3.2,________) </SPAN>\n" );
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