SOLUTION: The number of potholes in any given 1 mile stretch of freeway pavement in Pennsylvania has a bell-shaped distribution. This distribution has a mean of 60 and a standard deviation o

Question 1206716: The number of potholes in any given 1 mile stretch of freeway pavement in Pennsylvania has a bell-shaped distribution. This distribution has a mean of 60 and a standard deviation of 5. Using the empirical rule, what is the approximate percentage of 1-mile long roadways with potholes numbering between 55 and 70?
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Answer by ikleyn(52866) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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55 is one standard deviation down from the mean of 60,
while 70 is two standard deviations up from the mean of 60.


So, based on standard rule, the  ANSWER  is   +  = 81.5%.

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