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Question 761224: a candy company claims that 15% of its plain candies are orange, and a sample of 100 such candies is randomly selected.
A. find the mean and standard deviation for the number of orange candies in such groups of 100.

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a candy company claims that 15% of its plain candies are orange, and a sample of 100 such candies is randomly selected.
A. find the mean and standard deviation for the number of orange candies in such groups of 100.
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mean = np = 100*0.15 = 15
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std = sqrt[npq] = sqrt[15*0.85] = 3.57
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Stan H.
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