The extraction force required to remove a cork from a bottle of wine has a normal distribution

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The extraction force required to remove a cork from a bottle of wine has a normal distribution with a mean of 310 Newtons and a standard deviation of 36 Newtons.
a. The specs for this variable, given in Applied Example 6.13, were “300 N + 100 N/-150 N” Express these specs as an interval.
b. What percentage of the corks is expected to fall within the specs?
c. What percentage of the tested corks will have an extraction force of more than 250 Newtons?
d. What percentage of the tested corks will have an extraction force within 50 Newtons of 310?
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Elementary Statistics

ISBN: 9780538733502

11th Edition

Authors: Robert R. Johnson, Patricia J. Kuby

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