document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1170265>Question 1170265</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> uppose the systolic blood pressure of an adult male is normally distributed with a mean of 138 mm of mercury and a standard deviation of 10 mm of mercury.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) (2 marks) If an adult male is selected at random, find the probability that his blood pressure will be greater than 160 mm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) (4 marks) If an adult male is selected at random, find the probability that his blood pressure will be between 120 mm and 135 mm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) (4 marks) If an adult male is selected at random, find the probability that his blood pressure will be within 25 mm of the population mean.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) (4 marks) Find the 92nd percentile of the probability distribution. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #795176 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=795176\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> z=(x-mean)/sd<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z>22/10 or 2.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.0139 probability <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z between -1.8 and -0.3 with probability of 0.3462<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z between +/- 2.5 or 0.9876<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "z=1.405 so the BP would be 152.05 mm Hg<BR>\n" );
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