Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 378: 42b

Answer

$P(x > 1650) = 0.0401$

Work Step by Step

$\mu$ = 1550, $\sigma$ = 57 Want to find $P( x > 1650 )$ i) Convert 1650 to a z-score: z = $\frac{x - \mu}{\sigma}$ z = $\frac{1650 - 1550}{57}$ z= 1.75 ii) $P(x > 1650) = P(z > 1.75) = 1 - P( z < 1.75) = 1- 0.9599 = 0.0401$
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