document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251672>Question 251672</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You know that houses in your school district sell for a mean of $350,000 with a standard deviation of $50,000.  Assume they follow a normal distribution.  You are looking for a new home in your school district, and want to spend between $280,000 and $340,000.  What percentage of homes are within your budget?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183348 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183348\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You know that houses in your school district sell for a mean of $350,000 with a standard deviation of $50,000. Assume they follow a normal distribution. You are looking for a new home in your school district, and want to spend between $280,000 and $340,000. What percentage of homes are within your budget?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the z-score of 280000 and 340000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The P(280,000< x < 340000) = P(z is between those z-scores you found)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I got Prob = 0.34 using a TI calculator and the command<BR>\n" );
document.write( "normalcdf(280000,340000,350000,50000).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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