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A machine mass-produces steel bolts with a target diameter of {size}mm, but records show that the diameters are normally distributed with mean {size}mm and standard deviation {sd}mm.

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The bolts can only be sold if they have a diameter in the range {x1}mm and {x2}mm.

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What proportion of the bolts produced are unacceptable for sale?

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Let $X$ be the diameter of a bolt. Since $X$ is normally distributed, $X\\sim N(\\var{size},\\var{sd}^2).$

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If we want to make a transformation to the standard normal distribution $Z \\sim N(0,1^2)$, we can use the transformation

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\\[ Z = \\frac{X-\\mu}{\\sigma} = \\frac{X-\\var{size}}{\\var{sd}} \\]

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The lower level of acceptability, $x_1=\\var{x1}$, such that $z_1=\\tfrac{\\var{x1}-\\var{size}}{\\var{sd}}=\\var{z1}$.

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The upper level of acceptability, $x_2=\\var{x2}$, such that $z_2=\\tfrac{\\var{x2}-\\var{size}}{\\var{sd}}=\\var{z2}$.

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The range of acceptable $Z$ values is therefore $-1$ and $1$.

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Using the symmetrical property of the normal distribution,

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\\[ \\begin{split} P(-1<Z<1) &\\,= 2 P(0<Z<1) \\\\ &\\,= 2 \\times 0.34134 \\\\ &\\,=0.68268. \\end{split} \\]

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Therefore, the proportion of bolts produced which are unacceptable for sale are 

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\\[ 1 - 0.68268 = 0.31732, \\quad \\text{or} \\quad 31.73 \\% \\text{ (2 d.p.)} .\\]

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