Question

Suppose that a sample of peanut butter contains 0.6 insect fragments per gram. Compute the probability that the number of insect fragments in a 5-gram sample of peanut butter is each of the following values or range of values. Interpret each result.

(a) Exactly three (b) Fewer than three

(c) At least three (d) At least one

(e) Would it be unusual for a 5-gram sample of this supply of peanut butter to contain five or more insect fragments?

(a) The probability that there are exactly three insect fragments in a 5-gram sample of peanut butter is _____.

There will be _______, ___ insect fragment(s) in about ___ of every 100 5-gram samples of peanut butter.

(b)The probability that there are fewer than three insect fragments in a 5-gram sample of peanut of peanut butter is_____.

There will be _____,___ insect fragment(s) in about ___ of every 100 5-gram samples of peanut butter.

(c) The probability that there are at least three insect fragments in a 5-gram sample of peanut butter is.

There will be ______, ___ insect fragment(s) in about __ of every 100 5-gram sample of peanut butter.

(d) The probability that there is at least one insect fragment in a 5-gram sample of peanut butter is ___.

There will be ______,___ insect fragment(s) in about ____ of every 100 5-gram samples of peanut butter.

(e) The probability that a 5-gram sample of this supply of peanut butter contains five or more insect fragments is ___, so it ______ be unusual.

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Answer 1