A rope factory produces ropes that have been measured to be able to lift 500 pounds, with a standard deviation of 6 pounds. One

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A rope factory produces ropes that have been measured to be able to lift 500 pounds, with a standard deviation of 6 pounds. One

Monday, the quality department measures the strength of 30 ropes, and finds them to have an average of 480 pounds with a standard deviation of 1 pound. If the plant only ships production that it is 99% sure is able to lift 500 pounds, what does it do with Monday’s production?

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Lina20 [59] · Answer 1 · 2022-02-19T15:17:44+03:00

Hello there.
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A rope factory produces ropes that have been measured to be able to lift 500 pounds, with a standard deviation of 6 pounds. One Monday, the quality department measures the strength of 30 ropes, and finds them to have an average of 480 pounds with a standard deviation of 1 pound. If the plant only ships production that it is 99% sure is able to lift 500 pounds, what does it do with Monday’s production?
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Dominik [7] · Answer 2 · 2022-02-19T13:46:10+03:00

Dominik [7]2 years ago

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The answer would be:

The plant on Monday's production would be:

<span>it ships because 480 is within 2.57 standard deviations of 500

I hope my answer has come to your help. God bless and have a nice day ahead!
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