47 = 50 - 3 or: 47 = Mean - 1 Standard deviation For normal distribution it means that 4 bags represent 16 % of all samples. 4 bags ------ 16% x bags ------ 100 % --------------------------- 4 * 100 = x * 16 16 x = 400 x = 400 : 16 x = 25 Answer: 25 bags were probably taken as samples.