Use the Following Information for the Question

question 27

Multiple Choice

Use the following information for the question. Male players at the high school, college and professional ranks use a regulation basketball that weighs 22.0 ounces with a standard deviation of 1.0 ounce. Assume that the weights of basketballs are approximately normally distributed.
-Roughly what percentage of regulation basketballs weigh less than 20.7 ounces? Round to the nearest tenth of a percent.

• A)5.7% of the basketballs will weigh less than 20.7 ounces.
• B)40.3% of the basketballs will weigh less than 20.7 ounces.
• C)22.3% of the basketballs will weigh less than 20.7 ounces.
• D)9.7% of the basketballs will weigh less than 20.7 ounces.

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