A Local Company Makes Snack Size Bags of Potato Chips

question 90

Multiple Choice

A local company makes snack size bags of potato chips.Each day,the company produces batches of 400 snack size bags using a process designed to fill each bag with an average of 2 ounces of potato chips.However,due to imperfect technology,the actual amount placed in a given bag varies.Assume the amount placed in each of the 400 bags is normally distributed and has a standard deviation of 0.1 ounces.What is the probability that a sample of 40 bags has an average weight of at least 2.02 ounces?

• A)0.0150
• B)0.0918
• C)0.1038
• D)0.4207

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