document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1035862>Question 1035862</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On average, one specific type of electronic equipment used in an operating theater lasts 8 years under normal conditions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What's the probability that one particular piece of this equipment lasts more than 10 years?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #650513 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=650513\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If you are talking about STANDARD normal conditions, then 10 is 2 standard deviations from the average of 8, hence the probability that one particular piece of this equipment lasts more than 10 years is 1 - 0.9772 = 0.0228, or 2.28%. </SPAN>\n" );
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