SOLUTION: Heights of men on a baseball team have a​ bell-shaped distribution with a mean of 179 cm and a standard deviation of 6 cm. Using the empirical​ rule, what is the ap

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Question 1023384: Heights of men on a baseball team have a​ bell-shaped distribution with a mean of
179 cm and a standard deviation of 6 cm.
Using the empirical​ rule, what is the approximate percentage of the men between the following​ values?
a.
167cm and
191 cm
b.
173
cm and
185
cm
a: BLANK % of the med are between 167 cm and 191 cm
b. BLANK % of the med are between 173 cm and 185 cm

Answer by robertb(5830)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a. Within two standard deviations from the mean, so 95% are between these values.
b. Within one standard deviation from the mean, so 68% are between these values.

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