SOLUTION: According to a study, brain weight of men in country A are normally distributed with mean 1.40 kg and standard deviation 0.13kg. Apply the 68.26-95.44-99.74 to fill in the blanks

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Question 134174: According to a study, brain weight of men in country A are normally distributed with mean 1.40 kg and standard deviation 0.13kg. Apply the 68.26-95.44-99.74 to fill in the blanks
99.74 of men in country A have weights btw _&_
99.74 % of men in country A have brain weights btw __kg&__kg

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
According to a study, brain weight of men in country A are normally distributed with mean 1.40 kg and standard deviation 0.13kg. Apply the 68.26-95.44-99.74 to fill in the blanks
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Comment: 99.74 refers to the percentage of population that falls within
three standard deviations of the mean (i.e. three to the right of the mean
and three to the left of the mean).
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99.74 of men in country A have brain weights btw 1.40-3*0.13 & 1.40+3*0.13
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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