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A certain brand of batteries has a lifetime that has a normal distribution with a mean of 3,750 hours and a standard deviation of 300 hours. What lifetime should the manufacturer advertise for these batteries in order that only 2 of the lamps will wear out before the advertised lifetime?

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A certain brand of batteries has a lifetime that has a normal distribution with a mean of 3,750 hours and a standard deviation of 300 hours. What proportion of these batteries will last between 3,800 and 4,100 hours?



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Answer to Question 1

3135

Answer to Question 2

0.3115



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