Suppose that the lifetime of a particular component of a battery (in a container) is known to be approximately normally distributed with the mean 500 hours and standard deviation 50 hours. A purchaser requires at least 95 percent of them to have a lifetime greater than 399 hours. Will the component of a battery (in a container) meet the purchaser's specification?

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Suppose that the lifetime of a particular component of a battery (in a container) is known to be approximately
normally distributed with the mean 500 hours and standard deviation 50 hours. A purchaser requires at least
95 percent of them to have a lifetime greater than 399 hours. Will the component of a battery (in a container)
meet the purchaser's specification?
Transcribed Image Text:Suppose that the lifetime of a particular component of a battery (in a container) is known to be approximately normally distributed with the mean 500 hours and standard deviation 50 hours. A purchaser requires at least 95 percent of them to have a lifetime greater than 399 hours. Will the component of a battery (in a container) meet the purchaser's specification?
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