A paint machine dispenses dye into paint cans to create different shades of paint. The amount of dye dispensed into a can is known to have a normal distribution with a mean of 5 milliliters (ml) and a standard deviation of 0.4 ml. Answer the following questions based on this information.
What proportion of the paint cans contain less than 5.54 ml of the dye?
A) 0.9115
B) 0.9885
C) 0.5885
D) 0.0885

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The proportion of the paint cans containing less than 5.54 ml of the dye can be calculated using the normal distribution with a mean of 5 ml and a standard deviation of 0.4 ml. Using a standard normal distribution table or a calculator, we find that the proportion of the paint cans containing less than 5.54 ml of the dye is approximately 0.9115.

A Paint Machine Dispenses Dye into Paint Cans to Create