b calculating probability

We can use standard deviation to help find the

percentage of values
that lie in a certain
place .

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EXAMP
A
sampleandof weighed
cans of plums were taken from a
The
factory
standard deviation of 7
mean was
488g with .

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Find the
percentage that
weighed :
a) Between
481g and 488g b) more than
495g

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The basketball with
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mean of 95cm and a standard deviation of 8 .

A) Out of of 200 , how would

to have
a
group
between 87
many 111cm ?
you expect
wingspan and

b) Find the value of k that means

approximately
161 .
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When finding other
probabilities ,
we can use our calculator .

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