SOLUTION: The time required to make 1100 gallons of synthetic rubber at a plant in South America in a recent year was normally distributed with a mean of 16 hours and a standard deviation of

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Question 314993: The time required to make 1100 gallons of synthetic rubber at a plant in South America in a recent year was normally distributed with a mean of 16 hours and a standard deviation of 3 hours. What is the probability that it will take more than 19 hours to make 1100 gallons of synthetic rubber
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the z-score.
z=%28x-mu%2Fsigma%29
z=%2819-16%29%2F3=1
P%281%29=0.8413
That probability value is that the process will take 19 hours or less.
To calculate for greater than 19 hours, recall that
P( <= 19)+P( > 19)=1
P( > 19)=1-0.8413=0.1587