The Fill Weight of a Certain Brand of Adult Cereal

question 16

Multiple Choice

The fill weight of a certain brand of adult cereal is normally distributed with a mean of 910 grams and a standard deviation of 5 grams.We calculated the value of z for a specific box of this brand of cereal,and the z value was negative.This negative z value indicates that:

• A)We made a mistake in our calculations,as z must always be a nonnegative number.
• B)The fill weight exceeds 910 grams.
• C)The fill weight is less than 910 grams.
• D)The fill weight is equal to 910 grams.
• E)The fill weight may be more or less than 910 grams depending on the value of the standard deviation.

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