SOLUTION: 4. The diameters of apples in a certain orchard are normally distributed with a mean of 5.60 inches and a standard deviation of 0.55 inches. Show all work. (A) What percentage

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Question 458186: 4. The diameters of apples in a certain orchard are normally distributed with a mean of 5.60 inches and a standard deviation of 0.55 inches. Show all work.
(A) What percentage of the apples in this orchard have diameters less than 6.1 inches?
(B) What percentage of the apples in this orchard are larger than 5.95 inches?

Answer by edjones(8007)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A) 6.1-5.6=0.5
0.5/.55=.909
81.8% percentage of the apples in this orchard have diameters less than 6.1 inches.
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B)
5.95-5.6=.35
.35/.55=0.636
26.2% percentage of the apples in this orchard are larger than 5.95 inches.
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Ed

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