document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186968>Question 1186968</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The cars on the Kiddie-Coaster at StatPark seat eight children each, and the weights of the children who ride the Kiddie-Coaster are normally distributed with a mean of 105 pounds and a standard deviation of 23 pounds.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Assuming each carload is a random sample of eight children, find the total weight that separates the lightest 5% of the Kiddie-Coaster carloads from the rest.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a pound. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #820465 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=820465\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the average weight of the sample is 105 lb with a sd of 23/sqrt(8)=8.13 lb<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total weight distribution is 840 pounds with a sd of 23*sqrt*(8)=65.05 lb\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-1.645=(x-840)/65.05<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-107.0 lb=x-840<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=733.0 pounds<BR>\n" );
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