Step 1 :Given values are the sample mean (\(x_{bar}\)) as 59, standard deviation (\(\sigma\)) as 12, sample size (\(n\)) as 80, and z-score for 90% confidence interval (\(z\)) as 1.645.
Step 2 :Calculate the margin of error using the formula \(z \times \frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}\). Substituting the given values, we get the margin of error as approximately 2.207.
Step 3 :Calculate the lower limit of the confidence interval using the formula \(x_{bar} - \text{margin of error}\). Substituting the given values, we get the lower limit as approximately 56.793.
Step 4 :Calculate the upper limit of the confidence interval using the formula \(x_{bar} + \text{margin of error}\). Substituting the given values, we get the upper limit as approximately 61.207.
Step 5 :Round the lower and upper limits to one decimal place. The lower limit is \(\boxed{56.8}\) and the upper limit is \(\boxed{61.2}\).