The actual volumes of quart-size jars of Hellmann's mayonnaise are uniformly distributed from 31.58 to 32.51 fluid ounces. Find the standard deviation in volumes of quart-size Hellmann's mayonnaise jars (in fluid ounces). NOTE: There are 32 fluid ounces in a quart.

To solve this question, we use concepts of the uniform probability distribution.

Using this, we get that the standard deviation in volumes of quart-size Hellmann's mayonnaise jars is of 0.2685 fluid ounces.

Uniform probability distribution:

An uniform distribution has two bounds, a and b.

The standard deviation is:

The actual volumes of quart-size jars of Hellmann's mayonnaise are uniformly distributed from 31.58 to 32.51 fluid ounces.

This means that

Find the standard deviation in volumes of quart-size Hellmann's mayonnaise jars (in fluid ounces).

Thus, the standard deviation is of 0.2685 fluid ounces.

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0.27

Step-by-step explanation:

The standard deviation of a uniform distribution is:

σ² = (b − a)² / 12

σ² = (32.51 − 31.58)² / 12

σ² = 0.0721

σ = 0.268

Rounded to the hundredths place, the standard deviation is 0.27.