document.write( "Question 923600: Assume that on a standardized test of 100 questions, a person has a probability of 80% of answering any particular question correctly. Find the probability of answering between 70 and 80 questions, inclusive, correctly.
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document.write( " P(70 ≤ X ≤ 80)=? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #560171 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Assume that on a standardized test of 100 questions, a person has a probability of 80% of answering any particular question correctly. Find the probability of answering between 70 and 80 questions, inclusive, correctly. \n" ); document.write( " P(70 ≤ X ≤ 80)=? \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "mean = np = 100*0.8 = 80 \n" ); document.write( "std = sqrt(npq) = sqrt(80*0.20) = 4 \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "z(70) = (70-80)/4 = -5/2 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "z(80) = 0 \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "P(7<= x <=80) = P(-5/2)<= z <= 0) = 0.49 \n" ); document.write( "--------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "=============== \n" ); document.write( " |