Question 184725:  I am having trouble in my statistics class with my homework, would someone please help me again. I have two questions.
 
 Normal Distributions: Find Probabilities
 
 
1.  The diameters of a wooden dowel produced by a new machine are normally distributed with a mean of 0.55 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percent of the dowels will have a diameter less than 0.56?
 
 
2.  The a loan officer rates applicants for credit. Ratings are normally distributed. The mean is 240 and the standard deviation is 50.  Find the probability that an applicant will have a rating less than 300.
 
Thank you very much in advance for helping me. 
           
 
 Answer by stanbon(75887)      (Show Source): 
You can  put this solution on YOUR website! The diameters of a wooden dowel produced by a new machine are normally distributed with a mean of 0.55 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. What percent of the dowels will have a diameter less than 0.56?  
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P(0 < x < 0.56) = normalcdf(0,0.56,0.55,0.01) = 0.84134... 
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2. The a loan officer rates applicants for credit. Ratings are normally distributed. The mean is 240 and the standard deviation is 50. Find the probability that an applicant will have a rating less than 300. 
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P(0 < x < 300) = normalcdf(0,300,240,50) = 0.88493... 
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Cheers, 
Stan H. 
 
 
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