SOLUTION: John calculates the average height of the trees in his yard to be 6 feet, with a standard deviation of 1 foot. The tree closest to his house is 7 feet tall. According to the empiri

Question 1198234: John calculates the average height of the trees in his yard to be 6 feet, with a standard deviation of 1 foot. The tree closest to his house is 7 feet tall. According to the empirical rule, what percentage of the trees should he expect to fall between 6 feet and 7 feet?
One of the following is correct. Which one?
A) 0.68 (68%)
B) 0.95 (95%)
C) 0.00 (0%)
D) 0.34 (34%)
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
For the normal distribution:
one standard deviation from the mean accounts for about 68.2% of the set ****
two standard deviations from the mean account for about 95.4%
and three standard deviations from the mean account for about 99.7%.
µ = 6 and σ = 1
what percentage of the trees should he expect to fall between 6 feet and 7 feet?
0r 34% (Nearest whole number)
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