The weights of grizzly bears in Jellystone National Park are normally distributed, with a mean of 66 pounds and a standard deviation of 8 pounds. You select a grizzly bear at random. Use the Empirical Rule (68-95-99.7) to find the following. Do not round any answers. a. The percentile of a 42 pound bear: b. Out of a random sample of 103 bears, how many you would expect to weigh between 42 and 58 pounds:

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The weights of grizzly bears in Jellystone National Park are normally distributed, with a mean of 66 pounds
and a standard deviation of 8 pounds. You select a grizzly bear at random.
Use the Empirical Rule (68-95-99.7) to find the following. Do not round any answers.
a. The percentile of a 42 pound bear:
b. Out of a random sample of 103 bears, how many you would expect to weigh between 42 and 58 pounds:
c. The cutoff (in pounds) for the heaviest 84% of bears: 58
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Transcribed Image Text:The weights of grizzly bears in Jellystone National Park are normally distributed, with a mean of 66 pounds and a standard deviation of 8 pounds. You select a grizzly bear at random. Use the Empirical Rule (68-95-99.7) to find the following. Do not round any answers. a. The percentile of a 42 pound bear: b. Out of a random sample of 103 bears, how many you would expect to weigh between 42 and 58 pounds: c. The cutoff (in pounds) for the heaviest 84% of bears: 58 Submit Question ctor MacBook Air * F2 O00 EA F11 F1 F3 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 # $ & 2 3 4 7 8 { W Y U P S F G H J K C V В M alt ..
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