Find the Indicated Probability

question 62

Multiple Choice

Find the indicated probability.
-The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What is the probability that the diameter of a randomly selected pencil
Will be less than 0.285 inches?

• A) 0.4332
• B) 0.0596
• C) 0.0668
• D) 0.9332

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