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Parts at a factory are packed into shipping containers. The weights of the boxes are approximately normally distributed with an average of 50 pounds and a standard deviation of 7 pounds.
A. Quantity A is greater
B. Quantity B is greater
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The approximate percentage of boxes that weigh less than 43 pounds |
The approximate percentage of boxes that weigh more than 64 pounds |
A. Quantity A is greater
B. Quantity B is greater
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
Part of the project: GRE QCQ & PS 3 Questions Every One DAILY Challenge - (2022)
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GRE Math Essentials (2022)
GRE Geometry Formulas for a Q170
GRE - Math Book
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GRE Math Essentials (2022)
GRE Geometry Formulas for a Q170
GRE - Math Book
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Parts at a factory are packed into shipping containers. The weights of the boxes are approximately normally distributed with an average of 50 pounds and a standard deviation of 7 pounds.
A. Quantity A is greater
B. Quantity B is greater
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
Quantity A |
Quantity B |
The approximate percentage of boxes that weigh less than 43 pounds |
The approximate percentage of boxes that weigh more than 64 pounds |
A. Quantity A is greater
B. Quantity B is greater
C. The two quantities are equal
D. The relationship cannot be determined from the information given
Part of the project: GRE QCQ & PS 3 Questions Every One DAILY Challenge - (2022)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GRE Math Essentials (2022)
GRE Geometry Formulas for a Q170
GRE - Math Book
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
GRE Math Essentials (2022)
GRE Geometry Formulas for a Q170
GRE - Math Book
Quantity A:
43 pounds is one standard deviation below the mean. Following the image, we can say that less than that is approximately 16% of boxes.
Quantity B:
64 pounds is two standard deviation above the mean. Following the image, we can say that more than that is approximately 2% of boxes.
A>B
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