1 7pts The average loans they owed in a big city were 110000
Solution
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Note that              
 Margin of Error E = z(alpha/2) * s / sqrt(n)              
 Lower Bound = X - z(alpha/2) * s / sqrt(n)              
 Upper Bound = X + z(alpha/2) * s / sqrt(n)              
               
 where              
 alpha/2 = (1 - confidence level)/2 =    0.025          
 X = sample mean =    110000          
 z(alpha/2) = critical z for the confidence interval =    1.959963985          
 s = sample standard deviation =    40000          
 n = sample size =    1600          
               
 Thus,              
 Margin of Error E =    1959.963985          
 Lower bound =    108040.036          
 Upper bound =    111959.964          
               
 Thus, the confidence interval is              
               
 (   108040.036   ,   111959.964   )
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OPTION C: 108000-112000 [ANSWER]
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