A congressional representative receives 861 letters on a piece of legislation. O

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A congressional representative receives 861 letters on a piece of legislation. Of these, 783 are in opposition. Does this mean most of her constituents oppose the legislation. Explain. The elevator at your health club has a weight capacity of 1100 lbs. Assume that the weights of adult males are normally distributed with a mean of 173 lbs. and a standard deviation of 30 lbs. If a random sample of 6 men get on the elevator, what is the probability that their total weight will exceed the limit? That is, what is the probability that the average weight of the men will exceed 1100/6?

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7) It depends on total number of constituents. If the constituents are let's say 861 or infact 900 then 783 are against then we can say that most are in opposition. But if the total number of are let's say 5000, then it might be the case that other 5000 - 783 = 4217 may be with congressman.

Thus, it depends on number of constituents.

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