SOLUTION: A grocery store will only accept yellow onions that are at least 3 in. in diameter. A grower has a crop of onions with diameters that are normally distributed, with a mean diameter

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Question 307906: A grocery store will only accept yellow onions that are at least 3 in. in diameter. A grower has a crop of onions with diameters that are normally distributed, with a mean diameter of 3.25 in. and a standard deviation of 0.25 in. What percent of the onions will be accepted by the grocery store?
* 34%
* 97.5%
* 84%
* 50%

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is the portion with a z-score greater than minus one (less than one standard deviation below the mean)

this is found in a z-score table ___ .84 or 84%