document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1075099>Question 1075099</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve the problem.I will appreciate your solution.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " The weight of a certain type of chicken, when ready for the market, follows a normal distribution with mean 1.0 kg and a standard deviation of 0.20 kg. Find the probability that a chicken weighs less than 1.50 kilogram. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "standard deviation is .2 kg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you want probability that the chicken weighs less than 1.5 kg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z-score = (x-m)/s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 1.5 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 1 kg<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = .2 kg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "formula becomes z = (1.5 - 1) / .2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "result is z = 2.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "probability of a z-score less than 2.5 is equal to .9938\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in other words, the vast majority of the chickens will weight less than 1.5 kg if the mean is 1.0 kg and the standard deviation is .2 kg.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's the results using z-scores and using raw scores.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the results are the same, as they should be.\r<BR>\n" );
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