document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=893098>Question 893098</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that people's heights (in centimeters) are normally distributed, with a mean of 170 and a standard deviation of 5. We find the heights of 60 people. (You may need to use the standard normal distribution table. Round your answers to the nearest whole number.) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(a)How many would you expect to be between 170 and 175 cm tall?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b)How many would you expect to be taller than 176 cm?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (a)How many would you expect to be between 170 and 175 cm tall?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z(170) = (170-170)/5 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z(175) = (175-170)/5 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(170<= x <=175) = P(0<= z <=1) = 0.3413<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: # = 0.3413*60 = 20 when rounded down<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " (b)How many would you expect to be taller than 176 cm?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z(176) = (176-170)/5 = 6/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P(x > 176) = P(z > 6/5) = 0.1151<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans: # = 0.1151*60 = 7 when rounded up<BR>\n" );
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