document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=284762>Question 284762</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> assuming that the weights of a newborn babies at a certain hospital are normally distributed with mean 6.5 pounds and standard deviation 1.2 pounds, how many babies in a group of 80 babies from this hospital will weigh more than 8.9 pounds? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "z(8.9) = (8.9-6.5)/1.2 = 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use your z-chart or technology (EXCEL, calculator, or other means)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the following: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(z > 2) = normalcdf(2,100) = 0.02275..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I used a TI-84 to get my result.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a group of 80 you would expect (0.02275)80 =1.82 babies to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "weigh more than 8.9 lbs.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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