Blue whales eat an average of 5,000 pounds of fish daily, with a standard deviation of 850 pounds. Approximately what percentage of blue whales eat more than 6,700 pounds of fish?

2.5%

5%

15.87%

31.74%

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Paola Crawford

Mathematics

17 November, 22:09

Blue whales eat an average of 5,000 pounds of fish daily, with a standard deviation of 850 pounds. Approximately what percentage of blue whales eat more than 6,700 pounds of fish?

2.5%

5%

15.87%

31.74%

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Keaton Conway · Answer 1

2.5%

Step-by-step explanation:

it's two standard deviations away which would leave us at 99.7% of pounds of fish. 2.5% is the smallest value so it's the answer

Blue whales eat an average of 5,000 pounds of fish daily, with a standard deviation of 850 pounds. Approximately what percentage of blue whales eat more than 6,700 pounds of fish?2.5%5%15.87%31.74%

Blue whales eat an average of 5,000 pounds of fish daily, with a standard deviation of 850 pounds. Approximately what percentage of blue whales eat more than 6,700 pounds of fish?

2.5%

5%

15.87%

31.74%