Chapter 06, Supplementary Exercises, Problem 056 A machine at Kasem Steel Corporation makes iron rods that are supposed to be 50 inches long. However, the machine does not make all rods of exactly the...

Extracted text: Chapter 06, Supplementary Exercises, Problem 056 A machine at Kasem Steel Corporation makes iron rods that are supposed to be 50 inches long. However, the machine does not make all rods of exactly the same length. It is known that the probability distribution of the lengths of rods made on this machine is normal with a mean of 50 inches and a standard deviation of 0.06 inches. The rods that are either shorter than 49.886 inches or longer than 50.150 inches are discarded. What percentage of the rods made on this machine are discarded? Round your answer to two decimal places. % of the rods made on this machine are discarded.