6.46 The fill amount in 2-liter soft drink bottles is normally distributed, with a mean of 2.

0 liters and a
standard deviation of 0.05 liter. If bottles contain less than 95% of the listed net content (1.90 liters, in
this case), the manufacturer may be subject to penalty by the state office of consumer affairs. Bottles
that have a net content above 2.10 liters may cause excess spillage upon opening. What proportion of
the bottles will contain

a) between 1.90 and 2.0 liters?

Answer: 0.47725 or 47.725% of the bottles

2−2 1.90−2
(
P ( 1.90≤ x ≤ 2 ) ¿ P ( x ≤ 2 )−P ( x ≤1.90 ) ¿ P z ≤
0.05)(
− z≤
0.05 )
¿ P ( z ≤ 0 )−P ( z ≤−2 )
¿ 0.5−0.02275=0.47725
b) between 1.90 and 2.10 liters?

Answer: 0.9545 or 95.45% of the bottles

2.10−2 1.90−2
(
P ( 1.90≤ x ≤ 2.10 ) ¿ P ( x ≤ 2 )−P ( x ≤1.90 ) ¿ P z ≤
0.05 )(
− z≤
0.05 )
¿ P ( z ≤ 2 )−P ( z ≤−2 )
¿ 0.97725−0.02275=0.9545
c) below 1.90 liters or above 2.10 liters?

Answer: 0.0455 or 4.55% of the bottles

P ( 1.90> x> 2.10 ) ¿ 1−0.97725=0.0455

d) At least how much soft drink is contained in 99% of the bottles?

Answer: Approximately 2.12 liters

* 99% area in the lower tail is consistent with a Z-value of 2.33 (I guess).

x=μ+ zσ x=2+ ( 2.33 ) 0.05 x=2.12

e) 99% of the bottles contain an amount that is between which two values (symmetrically
distributed) around the mean?

Answer: Lower X value is 1.87 and the Upper X value is 2.13.

* If 99% is distributed around the mean, each tail has 0.005 or 0.5%.

x=μ+ zσ
x=2+ (−2.58 ) 0.05 x=1.87

x=μ+ zσ
x=2+ ( 2.58 ) 0.05 x=2.13