document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1159545>Question 1159545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average weekly rent for flats and houses is $250. Suppose the rents are Normally distributed with a standard deviation of $40, what percentage of houses or flats rent for less than $200 per week?The average weekly rent for flats and houses is $250. Suppose the rents are Normally distributed with a standard deviation of $40, what percentage of houses or flats rent for less than $200 per week?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how do I go about this question? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #782713 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=782713\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> z=(x-mean)/sd.  This will convert a N(mean, variance) into a N(0, 1) problem, where we have probabilities. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "=(200-250)/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-50/40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=-1.25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Want the probability z<-1.25, and that is 0.1056. </SPAN>\n" );
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