document.write( "Question 1180589: The length of a certain kind of Colorado brook trout is normally distributed with a mean of 13.1 inches and a standard deviation of 1.5 inches.\r
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document.write( "What minimum size limit should the Department of Natural Resources set if it wishes to allow people to keep 80 percent of the trout they catch?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #810318 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 20th percentile is a z of -0.8416 \n" ); document.write( "z=(x-mean)/sd \n" ); document.write( "-0.8416=(x-13.1)/1.5 \n" ); document.write( "-1.26=x-13.1 \n" ); document.write( "x=11.84 inches. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |