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A certain type of cable has a mean breaking point of 150 pounds with a standard deviation of 8 pounds. What weight should we specify so that we expect 95% of the cables not to break supporting that weight?

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Answer:

171.76 Pounds

Explanation:

So the explanation to how I got the answer is in the link below.

A certain type of cable has a mean breaking point of 150 pounds with a standard deviation-example-1
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