The diameters of red delicious apples of an orchard have a normal distribution with a mean of 3 inches and a standard deviation of 0.5 inch. One apple will be randomly chosen. What is the probability of picking an apple with diameter greater than 3.76 inches?

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Answer: 0.0643

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :  The diameters of red delicious apples of an orchard have a normal distribution with

Mean : [tex]\mu=3\text{ inches}[/tex]

Standard deviation : [tex]\sigma = 0.5\text{ 0.5 inch}[/tex]

The formula for z -score :

[tex]z=\dfrac{x-\mu}{\sigma}[/tex]

For x= 3.76 inches ,

[tex]z=\dfrac{3.76-3}{0.5}=1.52[/tex]

The p-value = [tex]P(z>1.52)=1-P(z<1.52)[/tex]

[tex]=1-0.9357445=0.0642555\approx0.0643[/tex]

Hence, the probability of picking an apple with diameter greater than 3.76 inches = 0.0643.