The amount of calories consumed by customers at the Chinese buffet is normally distributed with mean 2941 and standard deviation 556. One randomly selected customer is observed to see how many calories X that customer consumes. Round all answers to 4 decimal places where possible. a. What is the distribution of X? X - N( b. Find the probability that the customer consumes less than 2574 calories. c. What proportion of the customers consume over 3160 calories? d. The Piggy award will given out to the 2% of customers who consume the most calories. What is the fewest number of calories a person must consume to receive the Piggy award? calories. (Round to the nearest calorie)

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The amount of calories consumed by customers at the
Chinese buffet is normally distributed with mean 2941 and
standard deviation 556. One randomly selected customer is
observed to see how many calories X that customer
consumes. Round all answers to 4 decimal places where
possible.
a. What is the distribution of X? X - N(
b. Find the probability that the customer consumes less than
2574 calories.
c. What proportion of the customers consume over 3160
calories?
d. The Piggy award will given out to the 2% of customers who
consume the most calories. What is the fewest number of
calories a person must consume to receive the Piggy award?
calories. (Round to the nearest calorie)
Transcribed Image Text:The amount of calories consumed by customers at the Chinese buffet is normally distributed with mean 2941 and standard deviation 556. One randomly selected customer is observed to see how many calories X that customer consumes. Round all answers to 4 decimal places where possible. a. What is the distribution of X? X - N( b. Find the probability that the customer consumes less than 2574 calories. c. What proportion of the customers consume over 3160 calories? d. The Piggy award will given out to the 2% of customers who consume the most calories. What is the fewest number of calories a person must consume to receive the Piggy award? calories. (Round to the nearest calorie)
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