Understanding Basic Statistics
8th Edition
ISBN: 9781337558075
Author: Charles Henry Brase, Corrinne Pellillo Brase
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7.1, Problem 10P
Vending Machine: Soft Drinks A vending machine automatically pours soft drinks into cups. The amount of soft drink dispensed into a cup is
(a) Estimate the
(b) Estimate the probability that the machine will not overflow an 8-ounce cup.
(c) The machine has just been loaded with 850 cups. How many of these do you expect will overflow when served?
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