Birth Weights of Babies Born to Full-Term Pregnancies Follow Roughly

question 18

Multiple Choice

Birth weights of babies born to full-term pregnancies follow roughly a Normal distribution.At Meadowbrook Hospital,the mean weight of babies born to full-term pregnancies is 7 pounds with a standard deviation of 14 ounces (1 pound = 16 ounces) . Rachel is one of Dr.Watts's patients.Rachel had an ultrasound 3 weeks ago and the doctors established that the baby already weighed 7 pounds at that point.She is about to deliver her baby (full term) .What is the probability that the baby will be more than 8 pounds?

• A)0.0065
• B)0.1265
• C)0.2531
• D)0.4858

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