document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=325597>Question 325597</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Assume that the average annual salary for a worker in the United States is $36,000 and that the annual salaries for Americans are normally distributed with a standard deviation equal to $7,000. Find the following:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(A)  What percentage of Americans earn below $26,000?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(B)  What percentage of Americans earn above $39,000?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "(A) What percentage of Americans earn below $26,000?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = (26000-36000)/7000 = -1,4286<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x < 7000) = P(z < -1.4286) = 0.0766\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(B) What percentage of Americans earn above $39,000?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = (39000-36000)/7000 = 0.4286<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x > 39000) = P(z > 0.4286) = 0.3341<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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