SOLUTION: The physical plant at the main campus of a large state university recieves daily requests to replace fluorescent lightbulbs. The distribution of the number of daily requests is bel

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Question 1206713: The physical plant at the main campus of a large state university recieves daily requests to replace fluorescent lightbulbs. The distribution of the number of daily requests is bell-shaped and has a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 8. Using the empirical rule, what is the approximate percentage of lightbulb replacement requests numbering between 52 and 60?
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Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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One standard deviation down from the mean.


ANSWER.  68/2 = 34 percent.

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