A Certain Brand of Flood Lamps Has a Lifetime That

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A certain brand of flood lamps has a lifetime that is normally distributed with a mean of 3,750 hours and a standard deviation of 300 hours.
A)What proportion of these lamps will last for more than 4,000 hours?
B)What lifetime should the manufacturer advertise for these lamps in order that only 2% of the lamps will burn out before the advertised lifetime?
____________________ hours (Remove all commas from your answer before submitting).

• A)What proportion of these lamps will last for more than 4,000 hours?
• B)What lifetime should the manufacturer advertise for these lamps in order that only 2% of the lamps will burn out before the advertised lifetime?
• ____________________ hours (Remove all commas from your answer before submitting).

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