The Weights of 6-Week-Old Poults (Juvenile Turkeys) Are Normally Distributed

question 51

Multiple Choice

The weights of 6-week-old poults (juvenile turkeys) are normally distributed with a mean 9.0 pounds and standard deviation 2.4 pounds. A turkey farmer wants to provide a money-back Guarantee that her 6-week poults will weigh at least a certain amount. What weight should she Guarantee so that she will have to give her customer's money back only 1% of the time?

• A) 3.41 lb
• B) 3.07 lb
• C) 2.73 lb
• D) 4.09 lb

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Definitions:

Molarity

A concentration measurement defined as the moles of a solute per liter of solution.

KBr

Potassium bromide, a chemical compound used in photography, as a sedative in veterinary medicine, and in analytical chemistry.

Molarity

A concentration unit used to describe the amount of solute in moles divided by the volume of the solution in liters.

NaBr

Sodium Bromide, a chemical compound with the formula NaBr, used in medicine, as a sedative or anticonvulsant, and in photographic processing.