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Andy is making a design using ice cream sticks that are 4 and 1/2 in long he wants this long side of his designed to be no longer than 24 inches what is the greatest number of sticks that any can use on his long side of his design

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In a certain city, the hourly wage of workers on temporary employment contracts is normally distributed. the mean is $15 and the standard deviation is $3. what percentage of temporary workers earn less than $12 per hour? a. 6% b. 16% c. 26% d. 36%