Question

A company manufacturers a 16-oz box of cereal. Boxes are randomly weighted to ensure the correct amount. If the discrepancy in weight is more than 0.15 oz, the production is stopped. What is the range of acceptable values for production to continue?

Answer 1

Answer: On edgu the option is b and the second part is 2,3,4 (13.8, 14.15, 14.2)

Explanation:

Answer 2

The range of acceptable values for production = (16-0.15, 16+-0.15)

= (15.85, 16.15) oz.

Explanation:

Boxes are randomly weighted to ensure the correct amount.

If the discrepancy in weight is more than 0.15 oz, the production is stopped.

Correct weight = 16 oz

Acceptable discrepancy = 0.15 oz.

Hence acceptable level is between 16-0.15, and 16+0.15

simplify to get in interval form the acceptable range as

(15.85, 16.15)