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CUET · MATHS · PYQ PAPER 2025

A 95% confidence interval states that the population mean is greater than 152 and less than 160.
If \(\sigma=15\) and \(Z_{0.025}=1.96\), then what sample size was used in the study?

  1. A 50
  2. B 48
  3. C 64
  4. D 54
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(D) 54

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\( E = \frac{160 - 152}{2} = 4 \) \( n = \left( \frac{Z \sigma}{E} \right)^2 \) \( n = \left( \frac{1.96 \times 15}{4} \right)^2 \) \( n = (7.35)^2 = 54.0225 \approx 54 \)
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