Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 378: 40b

Answer

$P(x > 160)$ $= 0.2296$

Work Step by Step

$\mu$ = 138.5, $\sigma$ = 29 Want to find $P( x > 160 )$ i) Convert 160 to a z-score: z = $\frac{x - \mu}{\sigma}$ z = $\frac{160 - 138.5}{29}$ z= 0.74 ii) $P(x > 160) = P(z > 0.74)$ $P(z > 0.74)$ $= 1 - P( z < 0.74)$ $= 1- 0.7704$ $= 0.2296$
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