SOLUTION: Men’s heights are normally distributed with a mean of 72.1 inches and a standard deviation of 3.6 inches. A social organization for short people has a requirement that men must b

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Question 1150603: Men’s heights are normally distributed with a mean of 72.1 inches and a standard deviation of 3.6 inches. A social organization for short people has a requirement that men must be at most 64 inches tall. What percentage of men meet this requirement?
Answer by VFBundy(438) About Me  (Show Source):
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%2864+-+MEAN%29%2FSD = z-score

%2864+-+72.1%29%2F3.6 = -8.1%2F3.6 = -2.25

Look up -2.25 on a z-table. The result is 0.0122. So, 1.22% of men will meet this requirement.