document.write( "Question 197132: A class of 200 students takes an exam. The students' scores are normally distributed with a mean of 72% and a standard deviation of 10. Find the number of students with scores in each interval.\r
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document.write( "26. between 72% and 82%
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document.write( "27. more than 92%
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document.write( "28. less than 72%
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document.write( "29. between 62% and 92%
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Algebra.Com's Answer #147786 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A class of 200 students takes an exam. The students' scores are normally distributed with a mean of 72% and a standard deviation of 10. Find the number of students with scores in each interval. \n" ); document.write( "-------- \n" ); document.write( "I assume you mean that the standard deviation is 10% \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "26.P(between 72% and 82%) = ? \n" ); document.write( "Since 0.82 is 1 standard deviation to the right of 0.72 the \n" ); document.write( "percentage of the population that is between those limits is \n" ); document.write( "34% \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "about[?] students = 0.34*200 = 68 \n" ); document.write( "==================================================\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "27. more than 92% \n" ); document.write( "0.92 is 3 standard deviations to the right of the mean \n" ); document.write( "The % of the population to the right of 0.92 is 2.275% \n" ); document.write( "about[?] students = 0.02275*200 = 4.55 \n" ); document.write( "===================================================\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "28. less than 72% \n" ); document.write( "50% of the population is to below the mean which is 0.72 \n" ); document.write( "about [?] students = 0.50*200 = 100 \n" ); document.write( "===================================================\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "29. between 62% and 92% \n" ); document.write( "That would be 2 standard deviations to the left to two std. dev. to the right. \n" ); document.write( "= 100% - 2(0.02275) = 0.9545 \n" ); document.write( "about [?] students = 0.9545*200 = approximately 191 \n" ); document.write( "==================================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |