The Weight of Corn Chips Dispensed into a 24-Ounce Bag

question 135

Multiple Choice

The weight of corn chips dispensed into a 24-ounce bag by the dispensing machine has been identified as possessing a normal distribution with a mean of 24.5 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.2 ounce. What proportion of the 24-ounce bags contain more than the advertised 24 ounces of chips?

• A) .9938
• B) .4938
• C) .0062
• D) .5062

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