baby weights: the weight of male babies less than 2 months old in the United States is normally distributed with mean 11.5 pounds and a standard deviation of 2.5 pounds. what portion of the babies weigh between 9 and 14 pounds?
Given that, mean = 11.5 pounds
standard deviation = 2.5 pounds
We want to find, P(9 < X < 14)
Therefore, the probability that the babies weigh between 9 and 14 pounds is 0.6826
In percentage : 68.26%
Note: By empirical rule we get 68% of the babies weigh between 9 and 14 pounds (that is between 1 standard deviations of the mean.)
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