SOLUTION: A manager at a packagign componay randomaly selects boxes of cereal of weigh. the cereal in the box must be within 2% of the advertised weigh of 16.00 ounces. Otherwise, the box is

Question 271247: A manager at a packagign componay randomaly selects boxes of cereal of weigh. the cereal in the box must be within 2% of the advertised weigh of 16.00 ounces. Otherwise, the box is rejected. What is the lowest possible weight of the cereal, in ounces, that a box can contain without being rejected?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A manager at a packaging company randomly selects boxes of cereal of weigh. the cereal in the box must be within 2% of the advertised weigh of 16.00 ounces. Otherwise, the box is rejected. What is the lowest possible weight of the cereal, in ounces, that a box can contain without being rejected?
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16-0.02*16 = 0.98*16 = 15.68 ounces
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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