document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307586>Question 307586</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The numbers of cookies in a shipment of bags are normally distributed, with a mean of 48 and a standard deviation of 3. What percent of bags of cookies will contain between 42 and 54 cookies? \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "    * 47.5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    * 95%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    * 2.5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    * 16% </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #220025 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=220025\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> With mean of 48 and standard deviation of 3, the values of 42 and 54 represent a distance of 2 standard deviations from the mean.  This represents 95% of the shipment. \r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );