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Chapter 12.4, Problem 28E

Breaking weight Theamount of weight required to break a certain brand of twine has a normal density function, with μ = 43 kilograms and σ = 1 ⋅ 5 kilograms. Find the breaking weight of a piece of the twine is less than 40 kilograms.

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Breaking weight Theamount of weight required to break a certain brand of twine has a normal density function, with μ = 43 kilograms and σ = 1 ⋅ 5 kilograms. Find the breaking weight of a piece of the twine is less than 40 kilograms.

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