Question

A company sells containers of whole grain oats to retailers. The distribution of the mass of oats is approximately normal with a mean of 454 grams and a standard deviation of 7 grams. The company will not distribute any containers of oats with a mass greater than or less than 2 standard deviations from the mean. If I 100 containers are selected at random at the company, approximately how many containers will likely not be distributed to retailers ?

50
7
5
1
PLS HELP

Answer 1

c. ( 5 )

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Answer 2

• C. 5

Explanation:

Two standard deviations gives 95%.

It means 100% - 95% = 5% out of 100 containers are likely not to be distributed.

5% of 100 containers is 5*100/100 = 5 containers.

Correct choice is C