document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1090125>Question 1090125</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The weight of 10000 items are normally distributed with a mean of 115kg and a standard deviation of 3kg. a) Find the number of items that will have weights that range between 115kg and 118kg. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #704561 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><B>htmentor(1343)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=htmentor><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=htmentor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=704561\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a normal distribution, 68.27% of the values lie within 1 standard deviation of the mean.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case, since the mean is 115 and 118 is one standard deviation to the right of the mean, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the number of items will be 0.6827/2*10000 = 3413.5 which rounds up to 3414.<BR>\n" );
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