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A cоnsumer grоup wаnts tо estimаte the meаn gas bill for the month of December for single-family homes in St. Louis. Based on studies conducted in other cities, the standard deviation is assumed to be $27. The group wants to estimate the mean bill for December to within $5 with 97% confidence. What sample size is needed?