Delicious Candy markets a two-pound box of assorted chocolates. Because of imperfections in the candy making equipment, the actual weight of the chocolate has a uniform distribution ranging from 31.8 to 32.6 ounces. a. Define a probability density function for the weight of the box of chocolate. b. What is the probability that a box weighs (1) exactly 32 ounces; (2) more than 32.3 ounces; (3) less than 31.8 ounces? c. The government requires that at least 60% of all products sold weigh at least as much as stated weight. Does Delicious Candy violate government regulation?

a.

c. No.  Delicious Candy isn't violating any government regulations

Step-by-step explanation:

a.

-A uniform distribution is given by the formula:

#we substitute our values in the formula above to determine the distribution:

Hence, the probability density function for the box's weight is given as:

b. The probability of the box's weight being exactly 32 ounces is obtained by integrating f(x) over a=b=32:

Hence,  the probability that a box weighs exactly 32 ounces is 0.000

ii.The probability that a box weighs more than 32.3 is obtained by integrating f(x) over the limits 32.3 to 32.6 :

Hence, the probability that a box weighs more than 32.3 ounces is 0.3750

iii. The probability that a box weighs less than 31.8 is 0.000 since the weight limits are .

-Any value above or below these limits have a probability of 0.000

c. Let 32 ounces be the government's stated weight.

Hence, Delicious Candy isn't violating any government's regulations.

  b.   the average rate of change of f(x) is less than the average rate of change of g(x).

step-by-step explanation:

since the length of the interval is the same in each case, we only need to compare the change in y-value to see which is greater.

so the change in y-value for function f is (6 )) = 9.

the table tells us

so the change in y-value for function g is (31 -1) = 30.

the change in y-value of f(x) on the interval is less than the change in y-value of g(x) on the same interval, so the average rate of change of f(x) is less than the average rate of change of g(x).