An Apple Juice Producer Buys All His Apples from a Conglomerate

question 74

Multiple Choice

An apple juice producer buys all his apples from a conglomerate of apple growers in one northwestern state.The amount of juice squeezed from each of these apples is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 2.25 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.15 ounce.What is the probability that a randomly selected apple will contain between 2.00 and 2.50 ounces?

• A).500
• B).905
• C).9525
• D).9544

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