Susan Williams has been the production manager of Medical Suppliers, Inc., for the past 17 years. Medical Suppliers, Inc., is a producer of bandages and arm slings. During the past 5 years, the demand for No-Stick bandages has been fairly constant. On average, sales have been about 87,000 packages of No- Stick. Susan has reason to believe that the distribution of No-Stick follows a normal curve, with a standard deviation of 4,000 packages. What is the probability that sales will be less than 81,000 packages

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Answer:

the probability that sales will be less than 81,000 packages is 0.6681

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that;

Average sales μ = 87,000

standard deviation σ = 4,000

x' = 81,000

P( x < 81,000) = ?

so

P( x < 81,000) = P( x - μ / σ )

we substitute

P( x < 81,000) = P( 81,000 - 87000 / 4000 )

P( x < 81,000) = P(  - 6000 / 4000 ) = -1.5

from table;

P( z < 1.5 ) = 0.6681

Therefore the probability that sales will be less than 81,000 packages is 0.6681