A buyer for a specialty clothing manufacturer must buy at least 2000 bales of cotton that weigh at lest 420 kilograms per bale. A cotton broker has a shipment of 100,000 bales with weights that are normally distributed with a mean of 376 kilograms and a standard deviation of 22
kilograms. How many bales should the buyer purchase to ensure that he has at least 2000 bales that weigh 420 kilograms each?
A. 100,000
B. 36,600
C. 78,000
D. 80,000

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A buyer for a specialty clothing manufacturer must buy at least 2000 bales of cotton that weigh at lest 420 kilograms per bale. A cotton broker has a shipment of 100,000 bales with weights that are normally distributed with a mean of 376 kilograms and a standard deviation of 22 
kilograms. How many bales should the buyer purchase to ensure that he has at least 2000 bales that weigh 420 kilograms each?
A. 100,000
B. 36,600
C. 78,000
D. 80,000

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