Question: Spray paint. Suppose the area that can be painted using a single can of spray paint is slightly variable and follows a nearly normal distribution

Spray paint. Suppose the area that can be painted using a single can of spray paint is slightly variable and follows a nearly normal distribution with a mean of 25 square feet and a standard deviation of 3 square feet.

(a) What is the probability that the area covered by a can of spray paint is more than 27 square feet?

(b) Suppose you want to spray paint an area of 540 square feet using 20 cans of spray paint. On average, how many square feet must each can be able to cover to spray paint all 540 square feet?

(c) What is the probability that you can cover a 540 square feet area using 20 cans of spray paint?

(d) If the area covered by a can of spray paint had a slightly skewed distribution, could you still calculate the probabilities in parts (a) and (c) using the normal distribution?

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