Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
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The blood platelet counts of a group of women have a​ bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 264.9 and a standard deviation of 69.6.
​(All units are 1000 ​cells/μ​L.) Using the empirical​ rule, find each approximate percentage below.
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What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts within 3standard deviations of the​ mean, or between 56.1 and 473.7​?
b.
What is the approximate percentage of women with platelet counts between 125.7and 404.1​?

 

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