The masses of the oranges on sale at a farm stand are normally distributed with a mean of 239 g and a standard deviation of 25 g. Enter the z-score of an orange that has a mass of 259 g.

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The masses of the oranges on sale at a farm stand are normally distributed with a mean of 239 g and a standard deviation of 25 g.  Enter the z-score of an orange that has a mass of 259 g.

mathmale · Answer

Look up and share here the formula for z-score.

masterized · Answer

I dont know how to find the z-score

masterized · Answer

Can you help me out here?

masterized · Answer

@mathmale help?

masterized · Answer

@563blackghost do you know how to do this?

563blackghost · Answer

Unfortunately I do not :( sorry

Maybe @Awolflover1 knows how to do this.

masterized · Answer

@563blackghost its okay thanks c:

masterized · Answer

@mathmate you know how?

mathmate · Answer

@masterized hint: http://stattrek.com/statistics/dictionary.aspx?definition=z%20score

masterized · Answer

thanks!