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According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, approximately 3.7% of U.S. adults have a food allergy. A large company plans a lunch reception for its 400 employees. Assume that employees are independent. Let the random variable X be the number of company employees who have a food allergy.
What are the approximate values for the mean and standard deviation of the distribution of X?


A) Mean = 0.037 and standard deviation = 14.8
B) Mean = 14.8 and standard deviation = 3.775
C) Mean = 400 and standard deviation = 0.037
D) Mean = 14.25 and standard deviation = 14.2524

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