Suppose the mean time to fill a routine prescription at a local pharmacy is 35 minutes based on the time the physician places the order to the time it is dispensed. Assume the standard deviation is 11 minutes. The z score for x = 46 is ___.
A) 1.00
B) -1.00
C) 11.00
D) -11.00
E) 0.10

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The z-score is calculated as (x - mu) / sigma, where x is the value of the data point, mu is the mean, and sigma is the standard deviation. In this case, x = 46, mu = 35, and sigma = 11. Plugging these values into the formula, we get (46 - 35) / 11 = 1.00.

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