The Distribution of Actual Weight of Tomato Soup in a 16

question 114

Multiple Choice

The distribution of actual weight of tomato soup in a 16 ounce can is thought to be bell-shaped with a mean equal to 16 ounces, and a standard deviation equal to 0.25 ounces. Based on this information, between what two values could we expect 95% of all cans to weigh?

• A) 15.75 to 16.25 ounces
• B) 15.50 to 16.50 ounces
• C) 15.25 to 16.75 ounces
• D) 15 to 17 ounces
• E) 15 to 16 ounces

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