The Acme Candy Company Claims That 60 $\mu - 2 \sigma$

question 51

Multiple Choice

The Acme Candy Company claims that 60 % of the jawbreakers it produces weigh more than 0.4 ounces. Suppose that 800 jawbreakers are selected at random from the production lines. Would it be significant for this sample of 800 to contain 494 jawbreakers that weigh more than 0.4 ounces? Consider as significant any result that differs from the mean by more than 2 standard deviations. That is, significant values are either less than $\mu - 2 \sigma$ or greater than $\mu + 2 \sigma$

• A) Yes
• B) No

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