A Local Company Makes Snack-Size Bags of Potato Chips

question 50

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 ounce.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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Recessive Genes

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A gene that expresses its phenotype in the presence of another allele, overshadowing recessive genes when only one copy is present.

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The front portion of the pituitary gland, which secretes hormones that regulate a wide range of bodily functions, including growth and reproduction.