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Potatoes: Suppose the weights of Farmer Carl's potatoes arenormally distributed with a mean of 9 ounces and a standarddeviation of 1.1 ounces. (a) Carl only wants to sell the bestpotatoes to his friends and neighbors at the farmer's market.According to weight, this means he wants to sell only thosepotatoes that are among the heaviest 5%. What is the minimum weightrequired to be brought to the farmer's market? Round your answer to2 decimal places. ounces (b) He wants to use the lightest potatoesas ammunition for his potato launcher but can only spare about 5%of his crop for such frivolities. What is the weight limit forpotatoes to be considered for ammunition? Round your answer to 2decimal places. ounces (c) Determine the weights that delineate themiddle 95% of Carl's potatoes from the others. Round your answersto 2 decimal places.

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