A boxer would like to know the mean diameter of a navel orange. If the standard deviation is 0.3 inches, how many oranges would need to be in his sample for an error of at most 0.1 inch at 95% confidence?

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Section10.5: Comparing Sets Of Data
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A boxer would like to know the mean diameter of a navel orange. If the standard deviation is 0.3 inches, how many oranges would need to be in his sample for an error of at most 0.1 inch at 95% confidence? 

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