SOLUTION: Assume x has a standard normal distribution and a mean of 45 with a standard deviation of 8. What is the probability that if you pick a random x value it is greater than 50? Wh

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Question 946816: Assume x has a standard normal distribution and a mean of 45 with a standard deviation of 8.
What is the probability that if you pick a random x value it is greater than 50?
What equation do I use?

Answer by Fombitz(32388)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use the area under the normal distribution curve and the z score.

With that z score,

So with that 73.4% of the numbers would be less than 50 leaving 26.6% of the numbers to be greater than 50.

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