4. "The Friendly Green Giant GmbH" produces bags of cypress mulch. The weight in kilos per bag varies, as indicated in the following table. Weight in kg 19.9 20.4 20.8 21.3 21.7 22.2 22.7 Proportion of bags 0.04 0.13 0.21 0.29 0.20 0.10 0.03 Table 3: Mulch bags' weight (a) What is the probability that a randomly chosen bag will contain between 20.4 and 21.7 kilos (inclusive)? (a) 83% (b) Two packages are chosen at random independently. What is the probability that at least one of them contains at least 21.3 kg? (b) 0.8556

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4. "The Friendly Green Giant GmbH" produces bags of cypress mulch. The weight in kilos per
bag varies, as indicated in the following table.
Weight in kg
19.9 20.4 20.8 21.3 21.7 22.2 22.7
Proportion of bags 0.04 0.13 0.21 0.29 0.20 0.10 0.03
Table 3: Mulch bags' weight
(a) What is the probability that a randomly chosen bag will contain between 20.4 and 21.7
kilos (inclusive)?
(a) 83%
(b) Two packages are chosen at random independently. What is the probability that at least
one of them contains at least 21.3 kg?
(b) 0.8556
Transcribed Image Text:4. "The Friendly Green Giant GmbH" produces bags of cypress mulch. The weight in kilos per bag varies, as indicated in the following table. Weight in kg 19.9 20.4 20.8 21.3 21.7 22.2 22.7 Proportion of bags 0.04 0.13 0.21 0.29 0.20 0.10 0.03 Table 3: Mulch bags' weight (a) What is the probability that a randomly chosen bag will contain between 20.4 and 21.7 kilos (inclusive)? (a) 83% (b) Two packages are chosen at random independently. What is the probability that at least one of them contains at least 21.3 kg? (b) 0.8556
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