document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187602>Question 1187602</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A particular fruit's weights are normally distributed, with a mean of 582 grams and a standard deviation of 21 grams.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The heaviest 20% of fruits weigh more than how many grams? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "We are looking at the heaviest 20%, so we are looking at a percentile of 80, corresponding to approximately 0.842 standard deviations (use a calculator, or a z-score table).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The corresponding weight is (582+.0842(21)) = 584 grams, to the nearest whole number.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER (approximate): The heaviest 20% of the fruits weigh 584 or more grams<br><BR>\n" );
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