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350 babies were born at Neo Hospital in the past 6 months. The average weight for the babies was found to be 
6.8lbs, with a standard deviation of 
0.5lbs.
How many babies would you expect to weigh more than 7.8 lbs?

350350 babies were born at Neo Hospital in the past 66 months. The average weight for the babies was found to be 6.8lbs6.8\,\text{lbs}, with a standard deviation of 0.5lbs0.5\,\text{lbs}. How many babies would you expect to weigh more than 7.8lbs7.8\,\text{lbs}?

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Q. 350350 babies were born at Neo Hospital in the past 66 months. The average weight for the babies was found to be 6.8lbs6.8\,\text{lbs}, with a standard deviation of 0.5lbs0.5\,\text{lbs}. How many babies would you expect to weigh more than 7.8lbs7.8\,\text{lbs}?
  1. Identify Mean and SD: Identify the mean and standard deviation.\newlineThe mean weight of the babies is 6.8lbs6.8\,\text{lbs}, and the standard deviation is 0.5lbs0.5\,\text{lbs}.
  2. Calculate Z-Score: Calculate the z-score for 7.87.8 lbs.\newlineZ=Xmeanstandard deviation=7.86.80.5=2.0Z = \frac{X - \text{mean}}{\text{standard deviation}} = \frac{7.8 - 6.8}{0.5} = 2.0
  3. Find Percentile: Use the z-score to find the corresponding percentile.\newlineA z-score of 2.02.0 corresponds to the 97.7297.72nd percentile in a standard normal distribution. This means 97.72%97.72\% of the data falls below 7.87.8 lbs.
  4. Calculate Babies: Calculate the number of babies weighing more than 7.87.8 lbs.\newline2.28%2.28\% of the babies are expected to weigh more than 7.87.8 lbs (100%97.72%100\% - 97.72\%).\newlineNumber of babies = 2.28%2.28\% of 350350 = 0.0228×350=7.980.0228 \times 350 = 7.98

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