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A manufacturer of nails packages 16-penny nails in 25-pound boxes. Filling of the boxes is automated with the dispenser set to an average of 25.1 pounds with a standard deviation of 0.25 pounds. One 25-pound box of 16-penny nails is included in the estimate for a remodeling contract by a local builder. What is the probability that the box purchased will have less than the required 25 pounds?

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A Poisson probability distribution with a mean of 4 must have a standard deviation of ___________________ _.
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Answer to Question 1

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Reply 2 on: Jun 24, 2018
Wow, this really help


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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

 

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