document.write( "Question 1178449: Assume the mean annual consumption of peanuts is normally distributed, with a mean of 5.8 pounds per person and a standard deviation of 1.6 pounds per person. What percent of people annually consume less than 2.9 pounds of peanuts per person? Would it be unusual for a person to consume less than 2.9 pounds of peanuts in a year? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi\r\n" );
document.write( " normally distributed, μ = 5.8 pounds per person and σ = 1.6 pounds per person\r\n" );
document.write( "P(x = 2.9) \r\n" );
document.write( "z = (2.9-5.8)/1.6 = -1.8125\r\n" );
document.write( "P(z ≤  -1.8125) = .035  0r 3.5%\r\n" );
document.write( "Yes, unusual for a person to consume less than 2.9 pounds of peanuts in a year\r\n" );
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