The Weight of Competition Pumpkins at the Circleville Pumpkin Show

question 61

Short Answer

The weight of competition pumpkins at the Circleville Pumpkin Show in Circleville, Ohio, can be represented by a normal distribution with a mean of 703 pounds and a standard deviation of 347 pounds.
A) Find the probability that a randomly selected pumpkin weighs at least 1,622 pounds.
B) Find the probability that a randomly selected pumpkin weighs between 465.1 and 1,622 pounds.

• A) Find the probability that a randomly selected pumpkin weighs at least 1,622 pounds.
• B) Find the probability that a randomly selected pumpkin weighs between 465.1 and 1,622 pounds.

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Definitions:

Price Floor

A government- or authority-set minimum price for certain goods or services, aimed at preventing prices from falling below a certain level.

Black Markets

Illegal trading of goods and services that occurs outside the official channels sanctioned by authorities.

Price Ceilings

An imposed limit on the price charged for a product or service, often set by government regulation to protect consumers from excessively high prices.

Market Intervention

Market intervention is the action taken by a government or a regulatory authority to affect the market for a particular good or service, typically to correct market failures.