SOLUTION: In a certain microwave oven on high power, the time it takes a randomly chosen kernel of popcorn to pop is normally distributed with a mean of 140 seconds and a standard deviation

Question 285974: In a certain microwave oven on high power, the time it takes a randomly chosen kernel of popcorn to pop is normally distributed with a mean of 140 seconds and a standard deviation of 25 seconds. What percentage of kernels will fail to pop if the popcorn is cooked for
(a) 2 minutes? (b) 3 minutes? (c) if you wanted 95% of the kernels to pop, what time would you allow? (d) If you wanted 99% to pop?
Answer by huntingdonstudent(1) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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