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Normal Distribution (Activity)

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I.Multiple-choice questions
1 Pr(Z < –1.983), where Z is a standard normal random variable is closest to:
A 0.0237
B 0.9763
C 0.4763
D 0.0559
E 0.9441

2 If Z is a standard normal random variable, and Pr(Z > c) = 0.65, then the value of c is closest to:
A –0.2578
B 0.2578
C –0.3853
D 0.3853
E –0.3230

3 If a random variable X is normally distributed with a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 10, then
Pr(82 < X < 112) is closest to:
A 0.8849
B 0.0819
C 0.3037
D 0.1510
E 0.8490

4 The amount of lemonade in a 2-litre bottle is normally distributed with a mean of 2.1 litres and a
standard deviation of 0.07 litres. The proportion of bottles that actually contain more than 2 litres is:
A 0.0540
B 0.9234
C 0.1790
D 0.0766
E 0.9460

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5 Which one of the following random variables would be normally distributed?

A The number of tails observed when a coin is tossed three times
B The number of times a die is rolled before a six is observed
C The weight of a students in kilograms
D The number of people in the queue waiting to be served at a bank
E The number of accidents that occur at an intersection in a 1-week period

6 If X is a normally distributed random variable with mean  = 5 and standard deviation  = 3, then the
transformation that maps the curve of the density function of X, f(x), to the curve of the standard normal
distribution is:

 x5 
A ( x, y )   ,3y 
 3 
 x5 
B ( x, y )   ,5y
 3 
 x3 
C ( x, y )   ,5y
 5 
 x3 
D ( x, y )   ,5y
 3 
 y
E ( x, y )   3( x  5), 
 3

7 Jolanta is a high jumper. The height she can jump is normally distributed with a mean of 1.15 m and a
standard deviation of 0.05 m. On 25% of her jumps, Jolanta clears h metres or more. What is the value of
h?
A 1.12 metres
B 1.14 metres
C 1.16 metres
D 1.18 metres
E 1.20 metres

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8 If X is normally distributed random variable with mean 100 and standard deviation 20, and Z is the
standard normal random variable, then the interval shaded in the diagram below can be written as:

A Pr(0< Z <1)
B Pr(Z > 100)
C Pr(Z < 120)
D Pr(100 < Z <120)
E Pr(Z < 1)

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9 The diagram shows two normal distribution curves, the scores achieved on an assignment by a group of
Year 11 students, and the scores achieved on the same assignment by a group of Year 10 students.

Which one of the following sets of statements is true?

A The mean score for the Year 11 students is higher than the mean score for the Year 10 students, but
the Year 11 marks are more variable than the Year 10 marks.
B The mean score for the Year 11 students is lower than the mean score for the Year 10 students, but
the Year 11 marks are more variable than the Year 10 marks.
C The mean score for the Year 11 students is higher than the mean score for the Year 10 students, but
the Year 11 marks are less variable than the Year 10 marks.
D The mean score for the Year 11 students is lower than the mean score for the Year 10 students, but
the Year 11 marks are less variable than the Year 10 marks.
E The mean score for the Year 11 students is higher than the mean score for the Year 10 students, and
the Year 11 marks and Year 10 marks are equally variable.

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10 The marks achieved by Mikki in Mathematics, English and French, together with the mean and the
standard deviation for each subject, are given in the following table:

Standard
Subject Mark Mean ()
deviation ()
Mathematics 60 52 10
English 70 70 5
French 65 60 3

Which of the following statements is correct?

A Mikki’s best subject was English, followed by French and then Mathematics.
B Mikki’s best subject was Mathematics, followed by French and then English.
C Mikki’s best subject was French, followed by Mathematics and then English.
D Mikki’s best subject was English, followed by Mathematics and then French.
E Mikki’s best subject was French, followed by English and then Mathematics.

11 A manufacturer wishes to ensure that 98% of the bolts that are produced from a manufacturing process
have a diameter that lies within 0.05 mm of the mean. For this to be so, then the standard deviation of
the process must be equal to:
A 0.0243 mm
B 0.0255 mm
C 0.0304 mm
D 0.0430 mm
E 0.0215 mm

12 Scores on an exam are known to be normally distributed, with a standard deviation of 10. If 8% of the
people who sat for the exam scored more than 80 marks, then the mean examination score is closest to:
A 72
B 62
C 57
D 66
E 50

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13 A radio station has planned programming on the assumption that the mean length of songs  = 4
minutes. If it is found that 30% of songs last less than 3 minutes, then the standard deviation of length of
song is closest to:
A 1.91 minutes
B 0.96 minutes
C 1 minute
D 0.52 minutes
E 1.04 minutes

14 Suppose that X is normally distributed with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 6. The value of c,
such that Pr(50 – c < X < 50 + c) = 0.95 is closest to:
A 11.76
B 1.96
C 1.65
D 9.87
E 2.00

15 Suppose that pulse rates of people in a certain population are normally distributed. If 70% of people
have pulse rates greater than 65 beats per minute, and 10% of people have pulse rates of more than 80
beats per minute, then the mean and the standard deviation of pulse rate in this population are closest
to:
A  = 73.3,  = 8.3
B  = 54.6,  = 19.8
C  = 69.4,  = 8.3
D  = 75.4,  = 8.3
E  = 74.4,  = 14.1

Short-answer questions
*Note that if Z is a standard normal random variable then Pr(Z < 0.5) = 0.69, Pr(Z < 1) = 0.84 and Pr(Z < 2) =
0.98, to two decimal places.

1 For the standard normal random variable Z, if Pr(Z > a) = p, and a >  find in terms of p:
a Pr(Z  a)
b Pr(–a < Z < a)

2 A variable X is known to be normally distributed with a mean  = 10 and a standard deviation  = 3.

Sketch a diagram of the probability density function of X, and shade the area that represents Pr(X > 16).

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3 Let X be a normally distributed random variable with a mean  = 5 and a standard deviation  = 2. Z is
the standard normal random variable.
a If Pr(X < 3) = Pr(Z < a), a = ?
b If Pr(X > 8) = Pr(Z > b), b = ?

4 A random variable X is normally distributed with mean  = 50 and standard deviation  = 8. Give the
rule that maps the curve of the density function of X to the density function of the standard normal.

5 Let X be a normally distributed random variable with a mean  and standard deviation . If a < b
and Pr(X > a) = p and Pr(X > b) = q, find:
a Pr(a < X < b)
b Pr(–b < X < –a)
c Pr(X > b  X > a)

6 Let X be a normally distributed random variable with a mean  = 2 and a standard deviation  = 0.5.
Find:
a Pr(X < 1)
b Pr(X > 2.5)

7 Let X be a normally distributed random variable with a mean  = 3 and a standard deviation  = 1.
If Pr(Z < 1.28) = 0.90, where Z is the standard normal random variable, find c such that Pr(X < c) = 0.90

8 The life of a brand of TV is approximately normally distributed with a mean life of 7 years and a standard
deviation of 2.5 years. If this brand of TV is guaranteed for 2 years, what percentage of original sales will
require replacement within the guaranteed date?

Extended-response questions
The gestation time (the time elapsed between conception and birth) for pregnancies without problems in
humans is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 266 days and a standard deviation of 16 days.
1 What percentage of pregnancies last between 234 and 298 days?
2 In a paternity case, a woman claims her pregnancy lasted 312 days. The supposed father of the child had
been sent away on a scientific expedition to Antarctica 312 days before the birth. What percentage of
gestation times exceed 312 days in length?
3 Suppose that 100 chosen women give birth one day at a hospital. What is the probability, to four decimal
places, that at least one of the women has a gestation period of more than 312 days in length?
4 Find, to the nearest day, the length of gestation that is exceeded by 5% of pregnancies.

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Answers to Chapter 17 Test A

Answers to multiple-choice questions

1 A
2 C
3 E
4 B
5 C
6 A
7 D
8 A
9 D
10 C
11 E
12 D
13 A
14 A
15 C

Answers to short-answer questions (technology-free)

1 a 1– p
b 1 – 2p
2

3 a a = –1
b b = 1.5

4  x, y    x  50 , 8 y 
 8 
5 a p– q
b p– q

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q
c
p
6 a 0.02
b 0.16
7 4.28
8 2%

Answers to extended-response questions

1 95.45%
2 0.20%
3 0.1831
4 292 days