The Basic Practice of Statistics 7th Edition

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

Chapter 3 - The Normal Distributions - Chapter 3 Exercises - Page 95: 3.26

Answer

Mildly obese people: between 239-507 minutes Lean people: between 312-740 minutes

Work Step by Step

Mildly obese: $(x - 373)/67 = 2$ $(x - 373) = 134$ $ x = 507$ $(x - 373)/67 = -2$ $(x - 373) = -134$ $ x = 239$ Lean: $(x - 526)/107 = 2$ $(x - 526) = 214$ $ x = 740$ $(x - 526)/107 = -2$ $(x - 526) = -214$ $ x = 312$
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