A Meteorological Office Keeps Records of the Annual Precipitation in Different

Multiple Choice

A meteorological office keeps records of the annual precipitation in different cities. For one city, the mean annual precipitation is 34.5 and the standard deviation of the annual precipitation amounts is 5.1. Let x represent the annual precipitation in that city. Determine the z-score for an annual Precipitation in that city of 21.6 inches. Round your final answer to two decimal places.

A) 2.53
B) -2.53
C) 11.00
D) 0.48