1. **State the problem:** We want to find the percentage of light bulbs that last less than 1160 hours given a normal distribution with mean $\mu = 1200$ hours and standard deviation $\sigma = 60$ hours.
2. **Formula and rules:** For a normal distribution, we convert the value to a standard normal variable $Z$ using the formula:
$$Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}$$
where $X$ is the value of interest.
3. **Calculate the Z-score:**
$$Z = \frac{1160 - 1200}{60} = \frac{-40}{60} = -\frac{2}{3} \approx -0.6667$$
4. **Find the cumulative probability:**
We look up the cumulative probability for $Z = -0.6667$ in the standard normal distribution table or use a calculator.
5. **Using symmetry and tables:**
The cumulative probability for $Z = -0.6667$ is approximately 0.2525.
6. **Interpretation:**
This means about 25.25% of light bulbs last less than 1160 hours.
7. **Final answer:**
To the nearest tenth, the percentage is **25.3%**.
Normal Distribution Area 471Bfd
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