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 96: 3.31

Answer

$$ P(z<5.0)=22.96 % $$ It means only 22.96 % rainy days have rainfall of pH below 5.0.

Work Step by Step

Step 1: We are looking for proportion of rainy days that have rain fall with pH below 5.0. So using our z- score formula and or knowledge , we have : $$P(z<5.0)=\frac{5.0-5.4}{0.54}$$ Step 2: Doing arithmetic, we have : $$P(z<5.0)=-0.74$$ Step 3: Converting our z core into percentage by using our Z core table: $$P(z<5.0)=0.2296$$ Step 4: Converting our decimal into percent by multiplying by 100%: $$ P(z<5.0)=22.96 % $$ Step 5: Conclusion: Only 22.96 % rainy days have rainfall of pH below 5.0
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