document.write( "Question 1191042: A particular fruit's weights are normally distributed, with a mean of 255 grams and a standard deviation of 10 grams.\r
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document.write( "The heaviest 9% of fruits weigh more than how many grams?\r
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document.write( "Give your answer to the nearest gram. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #822922 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! heaviest fruits are 91st percentile=1.3407 \n" ); document.write( "z=(x-mean)/sd \n" ); document.write( "z*sd=13.41 \n" ); document.write( "weight is 255+13.41=268.41 gm or 268 gm rounded to nearest gram. \n" ); document.write( " |