document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=453425>Question 453425</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a certain microwave oven on the high power setting, 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.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What percentage of the kernels will fail to pop if the popcorn is cooked for (Round your answers to 4 decimal places. Omit the \"%\" sign in your response.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (a) 	 Two minutes 	%  <BR>\n" );
document.write( " (b) 	 Three minutes 	%  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Determine the time that would be allowed in order to get the following percentage of the kernels popped. (Round your answers to 3 decimal places.)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (c) 	  95 percent 	seconds  <BR>\n" );
document.write( " (d) 	  99 percent 	seconds   </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "120-140=-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-20/25=-.8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "180-140=40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40/25=1.6<BR>\n" );
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