A Paint Manufacturer Discovers That the Mean Volume of Paint

question 52

Multiple Choice

A paint manufacturer discovers that the mean volume of paint in a gallon-sized pail is 1 gallon with a standard deviation of 0.05 gallons. The paint volumes are approximately bell-shaped. Estimate the percent of pails with volumes between 0.90 gallons and 1.10 gallons.

• A)95%
• B)5%
• C)almost all (greater than 95%)
• D)68%

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