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Friday June 4th, 2010: S C H E D U L E

The document summarizes a lesson on continuous probability distributions and properties of the normal distribution. It provides examples for students to work through involving waiting times at a McDonald's drive-thru that follow a normal distribution and applying the 68-95-99.7 rule to calculate probabilities of heights compared to a student.

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Friday June 4th, 2010: S C H E D U L E

The document summarizes a lesson on continuous probability distributions and properties of the normal distribution. It provides examples for students to work through involving waiting times at a McDonald's drive-thru that follow a normal distribution and applying the 68-95-99.7 rule to calculate probabilities of heights compared to a student.

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Friday June 4th, 2010

Mind Buster:
S Sec. 7.2 (8.2) ­ Continuous Probability
Distributions (Part 2)
C
H Lesson:
E Sec. 7.2 (8.2) ­ Properties of the Normal
D Distribution
U
Extra Time:
L Time to practice new skills
E
Sec. 7.1 (8.1) ­ Continuous Distributions (Part 2)

Friday June 4th, 2010
M1)   The average time it takes before being served at the McDonald's
drive­thru is 3 minutes.   
I
N a)   Name this type of distribution with justification.
D
    b)   Determine the probability that you will have to wait longer than
B 5 minutes to be served.  Sketch a graph and shade the area
U representing this probability.
S
T
E
R

c)   Determine the probability that you will have to wait less than
5 minutes to be served.  Sketch a graph and shade the area
representing this probability.

d)   Determine the probability that you will have to wait between
2 and 5 minutes to be served.  Sketch a graph and shade the 
area representing this probability.
μ-3σ μ-2σ μ-σ μ μ+σ μ+2σ μ+3σ

2σ

3σ
3σ

2σ

σ
σ

μ
μ-

μ+

μ+

μ+
μ-

μ-

68% 68%
95% 95%
99.7% 99.7%
How are our class marks distributed?
Period 3

Period 4
Example #1:  Application of 68%­95%­99.7% Rule

Brianna is 168 cm tall.  In her high school, boys’ heights are 
normally distributed with a mean of 174 cm and a standard 
L deviation of 6 cm.  What is the probability that the first boy 
Brianna meets at school tomorrow will be taller than she is?
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N

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