document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1153627>Question 1153627</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A manufacturer knows that their items have a normally distributed lifespan with a mean of 2.9 years and a standard deviation of 0.6 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you randomly purchase one item, what is the probability it will last longer than 4 years? Round answer to 3 decimal places. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #775901 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=775901\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> z=(x-mean)/sd<BR>\n" );
document.write( ">(4-2.9)/0.6 or > 1.1/0.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this has probability of 0.0334 or 0.033<BR>\n" );
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