Answer: 0.7887
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the random variable that represents the diameters of the corks .
Given : The first produces corks with diameters that are normally distributed with mean 3 cm and standard deviation 0.08 cm.
i.e. [tex]\mu=3\ cm\ \ ,\sigma=0.08\ cm[/tex]
Acceptable corks have diameters between 2.9 cm and 3.1 cm.
Then, the probability that the first machine produces an acceptable cork will be :_
[tex]P(2.9<x<3.1)=P(\dfrac{2.9-3}{0.08}<\dfrac{x-\mu}{\sigma}<\dfrac{3.1-3}{0.08})\\\\=P(-1.25<x<1.25)\\\\=1-2P(z>1.25)\ \ [\because\ P(-z<Z<z)=1-2P(Z>|z|)]\\\\=1-2(1-P(z<1.25))\ \ [\because\ P(Z>z)=1-P(Z<z)]\\\\=1-2(1-0.8943502)\\\\=1-2(0.1056498)=0.7887004\approx0.7887[/tex]
∴ The probability that the first machine produces an acceptable cork= 0.7887