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A Supermarket Has Determined That Daily Demand for Egg Cartons

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A supermarket has determined that daily demand for egg cartons has an approximate mound-shaped distribution, with a mean of 55 cartons and a standard deviation of 6 cartons.
a. For what percentage of days can we expect the number of cartons of eggs sold to be between 49 and 61?
b. For what percentage of days can we expect the number of cartons of eggs sold to be more than 2 standard deviations from the mean?
c. If the supermarket begins each morning with a stock of 77 cartons of eggs, for what percentage of days will there be an insufficient number of cartons to meet the demand?


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