document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=764317>Question 764317</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A recent Consumer Report article Jenny and Stephanie were reading reported that the mean number of gallons of gas consumed by a \"typical American household\" in a year is 750 and the standard deviation is 37 gallons. Assuming the data are normally distributed, what percentage of American households consume less that 713 gallons? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "z(713) = (713-750)/37 = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P(x < 713) = P(z < -1) = normalcdf(-100,-1) = 0.1587 = 15.87%<BR>\n" );
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