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A Vending Machine Automatically Pours Soft Drinks Into Cups. The Amount Of Soft Drink Dispensed Into A Cup Is

January 18th, 2010 Posted in Información General

normally distributed with a mean of 7.6 oz and standard deviation of 0.4 oz
(a) Estimate the probability that the machine will overflow an 8-oz cup.
(b) Estimate the probability that the machine will NOT overflow an 8-oz cup.
(c) The machine has just been loaded with 850 cups. How many of these do you expect will overflow when served?

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    Says:

    Given:
    normal distribution sample
    u = mean = 7.6 oz
    s = standard deviation = 0.4 oz
    Solution:
    (a) P = ? for x > 8 oz
    Solving for z yields
    z = (x - u) / s = (8 - 7.6) / 0.4 = 1
    From the z-tables P(1) = 0.8413 (answer to b) for x< = 8 oz, therefore x > 8 oz is
    P(x>8) = 1 - 0.8413 = 0.1587 (15.87%)
    (b) P = ? for x < = 8 oz
    As derived from the z-tables (as shown above)
    P = 0.8413 (or 84.13%)
    (c) For N = 850 cups determine n with x > 8 oz.
    n = N * P(x>8) = 850 (0.1587) = 134.9
    = 135 cups
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    Says:

    For mu=7.6, sd=0.4
    a)
    P( x > 8) = P(z>1) = 0.1587
    b) P(x<8) = 1 - P( x > 8) = 1 - 0.1587 =0.8413
    c) Number overflowing = 850 x 0.1587 =134.86 =135 approx


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