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A machine fills containers with a particular product. The standard deviation of filling weights computed from past data is 0.6

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A machine fills containers with a particular product. The standard deviation of filling weights computed from past data is 0.6 ounces. If only 2% of the containers hold less than 18 ounces, what is the mean filling weight for the machine? That is, what must µ equal? Assume that the filling weights have a normal distribution.

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