document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=384760>Question 384760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a distribution of scores with a mean of 35 and a standard deviation of 4, which event is more likely: that a randomly selected score will be between 29 and 31 or a randomly selected score will be between 40 and 42?<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 #272366 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=272366\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a distribution of scores with a mean of 35 and a standard deviation of 4, which event is more likely: that a randomly selected score will be between 29 and 31 or a randomly selected score will be between 40 and 42?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Figure the number of standard deviations the intervals<BR>\n" );
document.write( "are from the mean.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 29 to 31 interval is from (6/4)-(4/4) or 3/2 to 1 standard<BR>\n" );
document.write( "deviations to the left. P(29< x <31) = 0.0918<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the 40 to 42 interval is from (5/4) to (7/4) standard deviations<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to the right. P(40< x <42) = 0.0656<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.   </SPAN>\n" );
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