A candy maker produces mints that have a label weight of 20.4 grams. Assume that the distribution of the weights of these mints is
(a) Let X denote the weight of a single mint selected at random from the production line. Find
(b) Suppose that 15 mints are selected independently and weighed. Let Y equal the number of these mints that weigh less than 20.857 grams. Find
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