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z before bidding on a contract, a manufacturer wants to be “99 percent sure” that he is in error by las than 2 minutes jn estimating the average time it takes to perform a certain task. If the standard deviation of a time it takes to pet form the task curt be assumed to equal 20 rninutas, on frow large a saengle stiould he base his estimate? (5 pts} In six test runs it toak 12, 13, 17, 13, 15 and 14 minutes to assemble a certain mechanical device. [f the mean of this sample is used te estimate the actual mean time it takes to assemble the devite, what can.we assert with 95% confidence about Ure maximums size oF the error? Constuct the Confidence lntervet, {5 pts.) The management of a restaurant found on the basis of a random:sample of Size n=50 that it took its head fief on the average of 14.7 minutes to prepare a particular cooked-to-order entrée;-the standard deviation of the sample is 48 minutes, What con wir assert with 98% cantidenca about the possible size af the enot'in the estate of 14.7 mhinutes of thie trué average time it,takes the chel to preparie this terri? Construct th confidence intenvl. (Spts.)

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