Cynthia Knott's oyster bar buys fresh Louisiana oysters for $3 per pound and sells them for $9 per pound. Any oysters not sold that day are sold to her cousin, who has a nearby grocery store, for $2 per pound. Cynthia believes that demand follows the normal distribution, with a mean of 100 pounds and a standard deviation of 12 pounds. How many pounds should she order each day? Cynthia should order ? pounds of oysters each day (round your response to one decimal place).
Cynthia Knott's oyster bar buys fresh Louisiana oysters for $3 per pound and sells them for $9 per pound. Any oysters not sold that day are sold to her cousin, who has a nearby grocery store, for $2 per pound. Cynthia believes that demand follows the normal distribution, with a mean of 100 pounds and a standard deviation of 12 pounds. How many pounds should she order each day? Cynthia should order ? pounds of oysters each day (round your response to one decimal place).
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Problem 37E: Find the positive geometric mean between 4 and 64.
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Cynthia Knott's oyster bar buys fresh Louisiana oysters for
$3 per pound and sells them for $9 per pound. Any oysters not sold that day are sold to her cousin, who has a nearby grocery store, for $2 per pound. Cynthia believes that demand follows the normal distribution, with a mean of 100 pounds and a standard deviation of 12 pounds. How many pounds should she order each day?
Cynthia should order ? pounds of oysters each day (round your response to one decimal place).
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