In a Certain State, the Daily Amounts of Industrial Waste

question 51

Multiple Choice

In a certain state, the daily amounts of industrial waste are normally distributed, with a mean of 5,000 tons and a standard deviation of 1,500 tons. Find the probability that on a randomly selected day the amount of industrial waste is greater than 6,695 tons. Use a table of the standard normal distribution to solve the problem. Round your answer to four decimal places. ​

• A)​0.1292
• B)​0.8708
• C)​0.5050
• D)​0.3609
• E)​0.3876

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