The life in hours of a thermocouple used in a furnace is known to be approximately normally distributed, with standard deviation σ = 20 hours. a random sample of 15 thermocouples resulted in the following data: 553, 552, 567, 579, 550, 541, 537, 553, 552, 546, 538, 553, 581, 539, 529. we wanted to be 95% confident that the error in estimating the mean life is less than 5 hours. what sample size should we use? round z-value to two decimal places in your intermediate calculations. round your answer up to the nearest whole number.

62 is the minimum sample size needed

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that the population is approximately normally distributed so we will use a z-score for 95% confidence, which is 1.96.  We are given the population standard deviation of σ = 20, and are given that the error should be 5 or less hours.  The fact that it gives us sample data is irrelevant since we are told the population is approximately normally distributed and are given the population standard deviation.

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x + y = 90 5x – 10y = 90 90 – 10y = 5x 90 + 10y = 5x

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last month maria hiked the 5-mile mountain trail a number of times and she hiked the 10-mile canal trail several times. let x represent the number of times she hiked the 5-mile trail, and let y represent the number of times she hiked the 10-mile trail. if she hiked a total of 90 miles, which equation can be used to find the number of times maria hiked each trail? x + y = 90 5x – 10y = 90 90 – 10y = 5x 90 + 10y = 5x

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