document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1154937>Question 1154937</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A manufacturer knows that their items have a normally distributed lifespan, with a mean of 10.7 years, and standard deviation of 2.7 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The 6% of items with the shortest lifespan will last less than how many years? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #777504 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=VFBundy><B>VFBundy(438)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=VFBundy><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=VFBundy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=777504\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The first thing you want to do is go to a z-table and find the z-score where the area to the left of the curve is 0.06.  That result is -1.55.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x+-+10.7%29%2F2.7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x+-+10.7%29%2F2.7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = -1.55<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 10.7 = -1.55(2.7)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 10.7 = -4.185<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 6.515<BR>\n" );
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