document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=385987>Question 385987</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The amount of corn chips dispensed into a 12-ounce bag by the dispensing machine has been<BR>\n" );
document.write( "identified as possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 12.5 ounces and a standard<BR>\n" );
document.write( "deviation of 0.2 ounce. What proportion of the 12 ounce bags contain more than the advertised<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 ounces of chips? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #273082 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=273082\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> bags with a weight more than 2.5 standard deviations below the mean\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this means a z-score < -2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "using a z-score table , the proportion is approx 0.62% </SPAN>\n" );
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