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Chapter 6: Q. 46 (page 379)

46. Cereal A company's single-serving cereal boxes advertise 9.63 ounces of cereal. In fact, the amount of cereal X in a randomly selected box follows a Normal distribution with a mean of 9.70 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.03 ounces.
(a) LetY=the excess amount of cereal beyond what's advertised in a randomly selected box, measured in grams ( 1 ounce =28.35grams). Find the mean and standard deviation of Y.
(b) Find the probability of getting at least 3 grams more cereal than advertised.

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(a) The mean and standard deviation of Yare 1.9845and 0.8505.

(b) The probability of getting at least 3grams more cereal than advertised is 0.1170.

Step by step solution

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Part (a) Step 1: Given information

The excess amount of cereal beyond what's advertised in a randomly selected box, measured in grams is considered asY.

Where, 1ounce =28.35grams.

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Part (a)  Step 2: Explanation 

According to the information the population mean (渭)=9.70
Population standard deviation(蟽)=0.03
The value of Z=28.35X
And then, Z=28.35X-273.0105
The mean and standard deviation ofZ are:
渭Y=28.35(9.70)鈭�273.0105=1.9845蟽Y=28.35(0.03)=0.8505

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Part (b) Step 1: Given information 

The probability of getting at least 3grams more cereal than advertised.

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Part (b) Step 2: Explanation 

The probability of getting at least more than3-gram cereal is:
P(Z鈮�3)=PZ鈮�3鈭�1.98450.8505=P(Z鈮�1.19)=0.1170

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