document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1158828>Question 1158828</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The weight of oranges growing in an orchard is normally distributed with a mean weight of 7.5 oz. and a standard deviation of 1 oz. From a batch of 1900 oranges, how many would be expected to weight between 6 oz. and 8 oz., to the nearest whole number? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #781822 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=781822\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> z=(x-mean)/sd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for 6 oz z=-1.5/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "for 8 oz z=0.5/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "probability of z between those two values is 0.6247<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply that by 1900, and one would expect 1186.84 or 1187 oranges to weigh in that interval </SPAN>\n" );
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