SOLUTION: A vending machine automatically pours soft drinks into cups. The amount of liquid deispensed into a cup is normally distrubted with a mean of 7.6 ounces and standard deviation of 0

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Question 1079244: A vending machine automatically pours soft drinks into cups. The amount of liquid deispensed into a cup is normally distrubted with a mean of 7.6 ounces and standard deviation of 0.4 ounces. Estimate the probability that the machine will overflow and 8-ounce cup.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Overflow would be V%3E8 so you can calculate P%28V%3C=8%29.
z=%288-7.6%29%2F0.4=0.4%2F0.4=1
So then,
P%28z%3C=1%29=.841345
So then,
P%28V%3E8%29=P%28z%3E1%29=1-0.841345=0.159