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A manufacturer produces margarine packets with normally distributed mass, mean 502 g and standard deviation 0.8 g. Find the proportion containing less than 500 g.

The mean is increased to μg and the standard deviation is unchanged. Only 1 packet in 1000, on average, now contains less than 500 g. Find μ correct to 1 decimal place.

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CJC · Discussion · Question 3

The target 1 in 1000 is a lower-tail probability of 0.001.

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