Use technology or a z-distribution table to find the indicated area.

The number of huckleberries picked during a huckleberry contest are normally distributed with a mean of 300 and a standard deviation of 100. Jill picked 300 huckleberries in the contest.

What percent of huckleberry pickers picked less than Jill?

10%

25%

50%

75%

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Mathematics

Tamia Brennan

5 October, 15:30

Use technology or a z-distribution table to find the indicated area.

The number of huckleberries picked during a huckleberry contest are normally distributed with a mean of 300 and a standard deviation of 100. Jill picked 300 huckleberries in the contest.

What percent of huckleberry pickers picked less than Jill?

10%

25%

50%

75%

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MomBod · Answer 1

Jill picked 300 huckleberries in the contest and a mean value is also 300.

The normal distribution has symmetry about the center; 50 % of values is less than a mean and 50 % is greater than a mean.

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The percent of huckleberry pickers who picked less than Jill is C) 50 %.