SOLUTION: The Wt of bags of cookies are normaly distributed with a mean Wt of 15 g and a standard deviation of 0.085g. Bags that have Wt in the upper 8.5% are too heavy and must be repackage

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Question 861874: The Wt of bags of cookies are normaly distributed with a mean Wt of 15 g and a standard deviation of 0.085g. Bags that have Wt in the upper 8.5% are too heavy and must be repackaged. What is the most a bag can weigh?
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Hi

z = 1.3722 for the Upper 8.5%   InvNorm(.915)

 1.3722 = (X - 15)/.085

.085%2A1.3722+%2B+15++=+x+=+15.1166

x must be < 15.1166