Using function concepts, it is found that it is increasing on the interval:
(–∞, –5] ∪ [3, ∞)
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The function is given by:

The graph is given at the end of this question.
- If the function is pointing upwards, it is increasing. Otherwise, it is decreasing.
- In the graph, it can be seen that it is pointing upwards for x of -5 and less, or 3 and higher, thus, the interval is:
(–∞, –5] ∪ [3, ∞)
A similar problem is given at brainly.com/question/13539822
Answer:
0.3085 = 30.85% probability that a randomly selected pill contains at least 500 mg of minerals
Step-by-step explanation:
Normal Probability Distribution:
Problems of normal distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.
In a set with mean
and standard deviation
, the z-score of a measure X is given by:

The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the p-value, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.
Mean 490 mg and variance of 400.
This means that 
What is the probability that a randomly selected pill contains at least 500 mg of minerals?
This is 1 subtracted by the p-value of Z when X = 500. So



has a p-value of 0.6915.
1 - 0.6915 = 0.3085
0.3085 = 30.85% probability that a randomly selected pill contains at least 500 mg of minerals