Suppose Company A produces packages of throat lozenges that are normally distributed with a mean of 38.2 individual lozenges and
a standard deviation of 1.7 lozenges. Company B produces packages of throat lozenges that are normally distributed with a mean of 36.9 individual lozenges and a standard deviation of 2.2 lozenges. Which company would be more likely to produce a package of 43 throat lozenges? Company A is more likely; its z-score of -2.82 is closer to the mean than Company B's z-score of -2.77.
Company B is more likely; its z-score of -2.77 is closer to the mean than Company A's z-score of -2.82.
Company A is more likely; its z-score of 2.82 is closer to the mean than Company B's z-score of 2.77.
Company B is more likely; its z-score of 2.77 is closer to the mean than Company A's z-score of 2.82.