The Distribution of Actual Volumes of Tomato Soup in 450

question 75

Multiple Choice

The distribution of actual volumes of tomato soup in 450 mL cans is thought to be bell-shaped, with a mean of 450 mL and a standard deviation equal to 8 mL. Based on this information, between what two values could we expect 95% of all cans to contain?

• A) 430 and 470 mL
• B) 432 and 468 mL
• C) 434 and 466 mL
• D) 440 and 460 mL

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