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The average weight of a particular box of crackers is 37.0 ounces with a standard deviation of 0.5 ounce. The weights of the boxes are normally distributed.
What percent of the
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The average weight of a particular box of crackers is 37.0 ounces with a standard deviation of 0.5 ounce. The weights of the boxes are normally distributed.
What percent of the boxes weigh more than 36.0 ounces?
What percent of the boxes weigh less than 36.5 ounces?
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
z=(x-mean)/sd
z> -2, which is greater than 36.0 oz, or probability 0.9772
z < -1, or 0.1587
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