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Solution of Practice Questions

This document provides solutions to 9 practice questions involving calculations of probabilities from standard normal distributions. Each question involves identifying z-scores from given values of a normal random variable x, and calculating probabilities as areas under the normal curve between the relevant z-scores. The questions cover finding single probabilities, probabilities between values, and interpreting areas as percentages.

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Solution of Practice Questions

This document provides solutions to 9 practice questions involving calculations of probabilities from standard normal distributions. Each question involves identifying z-scores from given values of a normal random variable x, and calculating probabilities as areas under the normal curve between the relevant z-scores. The questions cover finding single probabilities, probabilities between values, and interpreting areas as percentages.

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Solutions to the practice questions

1. Note: What is meant here by area is the area under the standard

normal curve.

a) For x = 40, the z-value z = (40 - 30) / 4 = 2.5

Hence P(x < 40) = P(z < 2.5) = [area to the left of 2.5] = 0.9938

b) For x = 21, z = (21 - 30) / 4 = -2.25

Hence P(x > 21) = P(z > -2.25) = [total area] - [area to the left of

-2.25]

= 1 - 0.0122 = 0.9878

c) For x = 30 , z = (30 - 30) / 4 = 0 and for x = 35, z = (35 - 30) / 4 =

1.25

Hence P(30 < x < 35) = P(0 < z < 1.25) = [area to the left of z = 1.25]

- [area to the left of 0]

= 0.8944 - 0.5 = 0.3944

2. Let x be the random variable that represents the speed of cars. x has

μ = 90 and σ = 10. We have to find the probability that x is higher

than 100 or P(x > 100)

For x = 100 , z = (100 - 90) / 10 = 1

P(x > 90) = P(z > 1) = [total area] - [area to the left of z = 1]

= 1 - 0.8413 = 0.1587
The probability that a car selected at a random has a speed greater

than 100 km/hr is equal to 0.1587.

3. Let x be the random variable that represents the length of time. It has

a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 15. We have to find the

probability that x is between 50 and 70 or P( 50< x < 70)

For x = 50 , z = (50 - 50) / 15 = 0

For x = 70 , z = (70 - 50) / 15 = 1.33 (rounded to 2 decimal places)

P( 50< x < 70) = P( 0< z < 1.33) = [area to the left of z = 1.33] - [area

to the left of z = 0]

= 0.9082 - 0.5 = 0.4082

The probability that John's computer has a length of time between 50

and 70 hours is equal to 0.4082.

4. Let x be the random variable that represents the scores. x is normally

distributed with a mean of 500 and a standard deviation of 100. The

total area under the normal curve represents the total number of

students who took the test. If we multiply the values of the areas

under the curve by 100, we obtain percentages.

For x = 585 , z = (585 - 500) / 100 = 0.85

The proportion P of students who scored below 585 is given by

P = [area to the left of z = 0.85] = 0.8023 = 80.23%


Tom scored better than 80.23% of the students who took the test and

he will be admitted to this University.

5. a) P(4.98 < x < 5.02) = P(-1 < z < 1)

= 0.6826

b) P(4.96 < x < 5.04) = P(-2 < z < 2)

= 0.9544

6. a) P(x < 7) = P(z < -2.5)

= 0.0062

b) P(7 < x < 12) = P(-2.5 < z < 0)

= 0.4938

7. a) P(x < 19.5) = P(z < -0.25)

= 0.4013

b) P(20 < x < 22) = P(0 < z < 1)

= 0.3413

8. a) For x = 80, z = 1

Area to the right (higher than) z = 1 is equal to 0.1586 = 15.87%

scored more that 80.

b) For x = 60, z = -1

Area to the right of z = -1 is equal to 0.8413 = 84.13% should pass


the test.

c)100% - 84.13% = 15.87% should fail the test.

9. a) For x = 40000, z = -0.5

Area to the left (less than) of z = -0.5 is equal to 0.3085 = 30.85%

earn less than $40,000.

b) For x = 45000 , z = -0.25 and for x = 65000, z = 0.75

Area between z = -0.25 and z = 0.75 is equal to 0.3720 = 37.20 earn

between $45,000 and $65,000.

c)For x = 70000, z = 1

Area to the right (higher) of z = 1 is equal to 0.1586 = 15.86% earn

more than $70,000.

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