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Normal distribution w/ mean and standard deviation

Hey i have this question which i have answered, my answer shows 9 eggs but the books answer says 10 or 11 eggs. Here's the question:

The weights of eggs laid on a certain farm are normally distributed with a mean weight of 50 grams and standard deviation of 8grams.

a) How many of these eggs can we expect to weight at least 40 grams?

my answer: i found the probability which gives me 0.8943 round it off to 9
Books answer: 10 or 11

Am i wrong?
Original post by abdmoh!
Hey i have this question which i have answered, my answer shows 9 eggs but the books answer says 10 or 11 eggs. Here's the question:

The weights of eggs laid on a certain farm are normally distributed with a mean weight of 50 grams and standard deviation of 8grams.

a) How many of these eggs can we expect to weight at least 40 grams?

my answer: i found the probability which gives me 0.8943 round it off to 9
Books answer: 10 or 11

Am i wrong?


Insufficient information. How many eggs are checked?
Reply 2
was it a dozen eggs that were checked ?
Reply 3
oh my bad, yeah there were a dozen eggs* ^^ sorry about that.

And i found the answer :smile: thanks anyways :smile:

I was wrong. i had to times 0.89 by 12 to give me 10.68 which is either 11 or 10
(edited 12 years ago)
Reply 4
you cracked it !!

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