The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

Published by W. H. Freeman
ISBN 10: 146414253X
ISBN 13: 978-1-46414-253-6

Chapter 12 - Introducing Probability - Apply Your Knowledge - Page 294: 12.19a

Answer

P(Y $\geq$ 8) = time for mile in 8 minutes or more Calculating z: z = $\frac{x-μ}{σ}$ = $\frac{8-7.11}{0.74}$ = 1.20 Determining P(z $\gt$ 1.20) from Table A, we get: P(z $\gt$ 1.20) = 1 - P(z $\lt$ 1.20) = 1 - 0.8849 = 0.1151

Work Step by Step

As given above
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.