SOLUTION: In our population of men, height is normally distributed with 70 inches(5'10') being the mean height. What is the probability that a randomly selected man will be 74 inches(6'2') o

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Question 524745: In our population of men, height is normally distributed with 70 inches(5'10') being the mean height. What is the probability that a randomly selected man will be 74 inches(6'2') or taller.
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In our population of men, height is normally distributed with 70 inches(5'10') being the mean height. What is the probability that a randomly selected man will be 74 inches(6'2') or taller.
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z(74) = (74-70)/2 = 2
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P(x > 74) = P(z > 2) = normalcdf(2,100) = 0.0228
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


No way to tell. You didn't provide the standard deviation value.

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