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A citrus grower offers gourmet gift boxes of 6 Ruby Red
grapefruits. The grapefruits used in these boxes weigh
an average of 18 ounces with a standard deviation of 1.2
grapefruits. The grapefruits used in these boxes weigh
an average of 18 ounces with a standard deviation of 1.2
ounces. Assuming the weights are approximately nor-
mally distributed, what is the probability that the average
mally distributed, what is the probability that the average
weight of the Ruby Reds in one of these boxes is between
17.5 and 18.5 ounces?
A) 0.323 B) 0.383 C) 0.693
D) 0.986 E) 0.997
17.5 and 18.5 ounces?
A) 0.323 B) 0.383 C) 0.693
D) 0.986 E) 0.997
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