A factory makes headache tablets. Each tablet is supposed to weigh 250mg. If a tablet weighs less than 248mg or more than 252mg, it is dumped. One machine produces tablets with a mean weight of 250.2mg, with a standard deviation of 0.6mg. What percentage of tablets from that machine are dumped.

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A factory makes headache tablets. Each tablet is supposed to weigh 250mg. If a tablet weighs less than 248mg or more than 252mg, it is dumped. One machine produces tablets with a mean weight of 250.2mg, with a standard deviation of 0.6mg. What percentage of tablets from that machine are dumped.

                                    

 

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