Question: A soft drink machine dispenses soft drink into cups. Let the amount of liquid dispensed into a large drink (in ml) be given by the

A soft drink machine dispenses soft drink into cups. Let the amount of liquid dispensed into a large drink (in ml) be given by the random variable Y where Y ~ N(500, 102).


A 510ml cup is used and the probability it overflows is 0.1587.

The manager wants to decrease the mean amount of liquid to a new value M, such that the probability of overflow is only 0.001. Find the correct value of M. (Show all working)

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