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The document contains a quiz on the normal distribution with multiple choice and free response questions. It tests concepts like finding areas under the standard normal curve for given intervals, calculating probabilities related to normally distributed variables, finding percentiles, and applying the normal distribution in word problems involving blood pressure, blood glucose levels, company sales, and car battery lifetimes.

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Quiz (Normal Distribution) Answers Key

The document contains a quiz on the normal distribution with multiple choice and free response questions. It tests concepts like finding areas under the standard normal curve for given intervals, calculating probabilities related to normally distributed variables, finding percentiles, and applying the normal distribution in word problems involving blood pressure, blood glucose levels, company sales, and car battery lifetimes.

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QUIZ 1

Normal Distribution
I. Sketch the areas under the standard normal curve over the indicated intervals and find
the specified areas. Answers are in red color.
1. Between z = 0 and z = 1.49. 0.4319
2. To the left of z = 2.04. 0.0207
3. The area corresponds to x-scores between 40 and 50 with mean of 47 and
standard deviation of 3. 0.8311
4. Cumulative area corresponds to x-score = 10 with the mean of 25 and standard
deviation of 11. 0.0869
5. Area below x = 38; μ = 45; σ = 4. 0.0401
6. Between 50 and 60; μ = 60; σ = 6. 0.4525
7. At least z = 1.25. 0.1056
8. P(-2.4 < z <1.2). 0.8767
9. P(8 < x < 12); μ = 15; σ = 3.2 0.1593
10. At least z = -1.27. 0.8980
11. Between z = 0 and z = -1.78 0.4625
12. The area corresponds to x-scores between 50 and 70 with mean of 40 and
standard deviation of 15. 0.2286
13. Cumulative area corresponds to x-score = 120 with the mean of 100 and
standard deviation of 16. 0.8944
14. A normal population has mean of 12 and standard deviation of 3. What is the
40th percentile of the population. 11.25
15. P(3<x<6); mean = 4; standard deviation = 2. 0.5328
16. From z = 1.6 to z = 2.4. 0.0466
17. At most x = 50 with the mean of 42 and standard deviation of 5. 0.9452
18. Area above x = 168; mean of 164 and standard deviation of 10. 0.3446

II. Read the problem and answer the following questions.


1. In a recent study, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that
diastolic blood pressures of adult women in the United States are approximately
normally distributed with mean 80.5 and standard deviation of 9.9
a. What proportion of women have blood pressures lower than 70? 0.1446
b. What proportion of women have blood pressures between 75 and 90? 0.5438
c. A diastolic blood pressure greater than 90 is classified as hypertension (high
blood pressure). What proportion of women have hypertension? 0.1685

2. A person's blood glucose level and diabetes are closely related. Let a be a random
variable measured in milligrams of glucose per deciliter (1/10 of a liter) of blood. After
a 12-hour fast, the random variable x will have a distribution that is approximately
normal with mean μ = 85 and standard deviation σ = 25 (Diagnostic Tests with
Nursing Implications, edited by S. Loeb, Springhouse Press). Note: After 50 years of
age, both the mean and standard deviation tend to increase. What is the probability
that, for an adult (under 50 years old) after a 12-hour fast,
a. x is more than 60? 0.8413
b. x is between 60 and 110? 0.6826
c. x is greater than 140 (borderline diabetes starts at 140)? 0.0174
QUIZ 1
Normal Distribution
3. The monthly gross sale of a small company is normally distributed with a mean of
Php 50,000 pesos and standard deviation of Php 1,250.
a. What is the probability that a randomly selected month will yield a gross sale
between Php 49,000 and Php 52,000? 0.7333
b. What monthly gross sale is at the 20th percentile? Php 48,947.97
c. What is the proportion that this month’s gross sale will be more than Php 51,500?
0.1151
d. What is the cumulative percentage if the gross sale is Php 49,000? 0.2119

4. Quick Start Company makes 12-volt car batteries. After many years of product
testing, the company knows that the average life of a Quick Start battery is normally
distributed, with a mean of 45 months and a standard deviation of 8 months.
a. If Quick Start guarantees a full refund on any battery that fails within the 36-
month period after purchase, what percentage of its batteries will the company
expect to replace? 0.1292
b. What percentage of its batteries will the company expect to replace if it fails from
24-month to 52-month period after purchase? 0.8063
c. If Quick Start does not want to make refunds for more than 10% of its batteries
under the full-refund guarantee policy, for how long should the company
guarantee the batteries (to the nearest month)? 34.76 or 35 months

NOTE: Try to solve each given and if you didn’t know the process please message me for
consultation. But you must try it first.

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