The masses, in grams, of plums of a certain type have the distribution N(40.4, 5.2²). The plums are packed in bags, with each bag containing 6 randomly chosen plums. If the total weight of the plums in a bag is less than 220 g the bag is rejected.
- Find the percentage of bags that are rejected.[4]
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- [B1] N(242.4, 162.24)
- [M1] (220-'242.4') / √'162.24' (= -1.759)
- [M1] φ ('-1.759) = 1 – ¢ ('1.759')=0.0393
- [A1] 3.93%
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