document.write( "Question 1019416: The mean weight of 200 students is 140 pounds,and the standard deviation is 10 pounds.If we assume that the weights are normally distributed,evaluate thefollowing:
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document.write( "(i)The expected number of students that weigh between 110and145 pounds
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document.write( "(ii)The expected number of students that weigh lessthan 120pounds.
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document.write( "(iii)The expected number of students that weigh more than 170pounds \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #635394 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! z=(x-mean)/sd \n" ); document.write( "between 110 and 145 is a z between -30/10 (-3) and a z of (5/10) or 1/2 \n" ); document.write( "That probability is 0.6901. and that is 138 students. \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Fewer than 120 pounds is fewer than -2 sd. The probability is 0.02275, and that is 5 students, rounded. \n" ); document.write( "========================= \n" ); document.write( "more than 170 pounds is more than +3 sd. The probability is 0.00134, and that would be 0 students, rounded (Expected value is 0.27) \n" ); document.write( " |