document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1135757>Question 1135757</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A farmer has found that the length of string beans he grows follows a normal distribution, having a mean of 12 cm, and a standard deviation of 1.17 cm. If the farmer can only sell beans between 9 and 15 cm long, about what percentage of the crop cannot be sold? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #753440 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=753440\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> z=(x-mean)/sd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "low end (9-12)/1.17=-2.56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "high end is +2.56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That probability is 0.9895<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 0.0105 or 1.05% can't be sold. </SPAN>\n" );
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