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Engineers must consider the breadths of male heads when designing helmets. The company researchers have determined that the population of potential clientele have head breadths that are normally distributed with a mean of 5.6-in and a standard deviation of 1.2-in. Due to financial constraints, the helmets will be designed to fit all men except those with head breadths that are in the smallest 0.7% or largest 0.7%. What is the minimum head breadth that will fit the clientele? min = What is the maximum head breadth that will fit the clientele? min =

Explanation / Answer

From z table,

P(z < -2.46) = P(z > 2.46) = 0.007 or 0.7%

Hence,

Minimum head breadth that will fit the clientele = 5.6 - 2.46*1.2 = 2.648

Maximum head breadth that will fit the clientele = 5.6 + 2.46*1.2 = 8.552

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