The Seasonal Output of a New Experimental Strain of Pepper

question 79

Multiple Choice

The seasonal output of a new experimental strain of pepper plants was carefully weighed. The
Mean weight per plant is 15.0 pounds, and the standard deviation of the normally distributed
Weights is 1.75 pounds. Of the 200 plants in the experiment, how many produced peppers weighing
Between 13 and 16 pounds?

• A) 100
• B) 118
• C) 197
• D) 53

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