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If the mean weight of some data is 22 and the standard deviation is 2. what percent of the data will weigh more than 20 pounds?

If the mean weight of some data is 22 and the standard deviation is 2. what percent of the data will weigh more than 20 pounds?

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PGroot Answered:

84.1%.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_deviation

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50% of the weights will be above the mean.  34.1% will be below the mean by one standard deviation or less.

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Ol' Yeddar
Ol' Yeddar Answered:

Help me out here. It's been a long time.

The area encompassed by one SD on either side of the midline of the Gaussian curve is about 64% of the total. So half of that 32% + 50% gives you your answer.

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