The Distribution of the Number of Dill Pickle Spears in a Gallon

question 40

Multiple Choice

The distribution of the number of dill pickle spears in a gallon container is approximately Normal with mean 110 and standard deviation 10.
Approximately what percent of the containers had between 90 and 130 spears?

• A) 27 percent
• B) 58 percent
• C) 68 percent
• D) 73 percent
• E) 95 percent

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