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M&M candies large candy bags have a claimed net weight of 396.9g. The standard deviation for the weight of the

individual candies is 0.017g. The following table is from a stats experiment conducted by a statistics class.

RedOrangeYellowBrownBlueGreen
0.751
0.735
0.883
0.696
0.881
0.925
0.841
0.895
0.769
0.876
0.863
0.914
0.856
0.865
0.859
0.855
0.775
0.881
0.799
0.864
0.784
0.8060.854
0.865
0.966
0.852
0.824
0.840
0.810
0.865
0.859
0.866
0.858
0.868
0.858
1.015
0.857
0.859
0.848
0.859
0.818
0.876
0.942
0.838
0.851
0.982
0.868
0.809
0.873
0.863


0.803
0.865
0.809
0.888


0.932
0.848
0.890
0.925


0.842
0.940
0.878
0.793


0.832
0.833
0.905
0.977


0.807
0.845

0.850


0.841
0.852

0.830


0.932
0.778

0.856


0.833
0.814

0.842


0.881
0.791

0.778


0.818
0.810

0.786


0.864
0.881

0.853


0.825


0.864


0.855


0.873


0.942


0.880


0.825


0.882


0.869


0.931


0.912





0.887

The bag contained 465candies and the listed weights in the table came from randomly selected candies. Count the weights.

a. Find the mean sample weight and the standard deviation of the sample weights of candies in the table.

b. Find the sum of the sample weights in the table and the standard deviation of the sum of the weights.

c. If 465M&Ms are randomly selected, find the probability that their weights sum to at least 396.9.

d. Is the Mars Company’s M&M labeling accurate?

Short Answer

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a) Sample weight and the standard deviation of the sample weights of candies in the table are 0.856191919and 0.051971475respectively.

b) Sum of the sample weights in the table and the standard deviation of the sum of the weights are 84.763and 5.197147506respectively.

c)The probability that the sum of their weights to at least 396.9is 0.8639

d) The Mars Company’s M&M labeling accurate

Step by step solution

01

Step 1:Given Information(part a)

Given that the weight and the standard deviation of the sample weights of candies in the table.

02

Step 2:Table Representation


RedOrangeYellowBrownBlueGreen
0.751
0.7350.883
0.696
0.881
0.925
0.841
0.8950.769
0.876
0.863
0.914
0.856
0.8650.859
0.855
0.775
0.881
0.799
0.8640.784
0.8060.854
0.865
0.966
0.8520.824
0.840
0.810
0.865
0.859
0.8660.858
0.868
0.858
1.015
0.857
0.8590.848
0.859
0.818
0.876
0.942
0.8380.851
0.982
0.868
0.809
0.873
0.863

0.803
0.865
0.809
0.888

0.932
0.848
0.890
0.925

0.842
0.940
0.878
0.793

0.832
0.833
0.905
0.977

0.807
0.845

0.850

0.841
0.852

0.830

0.932
0.778

0.856

0.833
0.814

0.842

0.881
0.791

0.778

0.818
0.810

0.786

0.864
0.881

0.853

0.825


0.864


0.855


0.873


0.942


0.880

0.825


0.882

0.869


0.931


0.912





0.887

03

Step 3:Explanation(part a)

Meansampleweight=AVERAGE(A2â‹…A14,B2â‹…B26,C2â‹…C9,D2â‹…D9,E2â‹…E27,F2â‹…F20)

Standarddeviationofsampleweights=STDEVâ‹…S(A2â‹…A14,B2â‹…B26,C2:C9,D2â‹…D9,E2â‹…E27,F2â‹…F20)

And the result is

Meansampleweight=0.856191919

Standarddeviationofsampleweights=0.051971475

04

Step 5:Given Information(part b)

M&M candies large candy bags have a claimed net weight of 396.6g. The standard deviation for the weight of the individual candies is0.017g0.017g

05

Step 6:Explanation(part b)

To estimate the sample weights and the standard deviation, utilize the formula

Sum of the sample weight=SUM(A2:A14,B2:B26,C2:C9,D2:D9,E2:E27,F2:F20)

Standard deviation of sum of the weight =H4×100

Therefore, the sum of the sample weight is 84.763

The standard deviation of the sum of the weight is5.197147506

06

Step 8:Given Information(part c)

Given that 465M&Ms are randomly selected, the probability that the sum of their weights to at least 396.9.

07

Step 9:Explanation(part c)

To ascertain the probability that the weighted total is no less than 396.9 pounds, utilize the Ti-83calculator, for this, click on 2nd, then DISTR, and afterward look down to the ordinary CDF choice and enter the given subtleties. After this, click on ENTER button of the number cruncher to have the ideal outcome.

normalcdf(396.9,E99,(465)(0.85619),((465))(0.0519))-.1361983597

Hence the probability is

1-0.1361=0.8639

08

Step 11:Given Information(part d)

Given that Mars Company’s M&M labeling.

09

Step 12:Explanation(part d)

The probability of weight sum at least 396.9 pounds is approximately 0.8639. So marsh is correctly labeling their MM packages.

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