The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 3 - The Normal Distributions - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 84: 3.6a

Answer

(29.5 cm to 42.1 cm)

Work Step by Step

99.7% of all lengths would mean finding the range of three deviations from the mean (35.8). $35.8-2.1*3 = 35.8-6.3 = 29.5 cm$ $35.8+2.1*3 = 35.8+6.3 = 42.1 cm$
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