An Apple Juice Producer Buys All His Apples from a Conglomerate

question 141

Multiple Choice

An apple juice producer buys all his apples from a conglomerate of apple growers in one northwest 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. 77% of the apples will contain at least how many ounces of juice?

• A)2.12
• B)2.38
• C)2.36
• D)2.14

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