local grocery store is frustrated with the spoilage of unsold bean sprouts. They sell each bag of bean sprouts for $2.50. The purchase price is 50 cents. During the past year, the mean sales of bean sprouts in cases was 750 bags, and the standard deviation was 59. How many cases of bean sprouts should be they purchase? Assume that sales follow a normal distribution. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.

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Advanced Math A local grocery store is frustrated with the spoilage of unsold bean sprouts. They sell each bag of bean sprouts for $2.50. The purchase price is 50 cents. During the past year, the mean sales of bean sprouts in cases was 750 bags, and the standard deviation was 59. How many cases of bean sprouts should be they purchase? Assume that sales follow a normal distribution. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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