The distribution of actual weights of 8 oz. chocolate bars produced by a certain machine is normal with a mean of 8.1 oz. and a standard deviation of 0.1 oz. What weight should be put on the chocolate bar wrappers so that only 0.5% of bars are underweight?

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The distribution of actual weights of 8 oz. chocolate bars produced by a certain machine is normal
with a mean of 8 .1 oz. and a standard deviation of 0.1 oz. What weight should be put on the
chocolate bar wrappers so that only 0.5% of bars are underweight?
7.84 oz.
8.40 oz.
O 7.94 oz.
O 7.77 oz.
Transcribed Image Text:The distribution of actual weights of 8 oz. chocolate bars produced by a certain machine is normal with a mean of 8 .1 oz. and a standard deviation of 0.1 oz. What weight should be put on the chocolate bar wrappers so that only 0.5% of bars are underweight? 7.84 oz. 8.40 oz. O 7.94 oz. O 7.77 oz.
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