he production of pipes has a mean diameter of 3.25 inches and a standard deviation of .15 inches. The shape of the distribution is approximated by a normal distribution since approximately an equal number of parts are above or below average, and most parts are very close to the mean value. A part will be discarded is it has a diameter of greater than 3.5 inches or less than 3 inches. What proportion of parts are discarded from the production line

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Answer:

The probability that a randomly chosen part has diameter of 3.5 inches or more is 0.9525

Step-by-step explanation:

[tex]Mean = \mu = 3.25 inches[/tex]

Standard deviation = [tex]\sigma = 0.15 inches[/tex]

We are supposed to determine the probability that a randomly chosen part has diameter of 3.5 inches or more

[tex]P(Z \geq 3.5)=1-P(z<\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma})\\P(Z \geq 3.5)=1-P(z<\frac{3.25-3.5}{0.15})\\P(Z \geq 3.5)=1-P(z<-1.67)[/tex]

Refer the z table for p value

[tex]P(Z \geq 3.5)=1-0.0475\\P(Z \geq 3.5)=0.9525[/tex]

Hence  the probability that a randomly chosen part has diameter of 3.5 inches or more is 0.9525