Statistics: Informed Decisions Using Data (4th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Section 7.2 - Assess Your Understanding - Applying the Concepts - Page 379: 51a

Answer

11.51% of customers will receive service for half price.

Work Step by Step

$\mu$ = 17, $\sigma$ = 2.5 Want to find $P( x > 20 )$ i) Convert 20 to a z-score: z = $\frac{x - \mu}{\sigma}$ z = $\frac{20 - 17}{2.5}$ z= 1.2 ii) $P(x > 20) = P(z > 1.2) = 1 - P( z < 1.2) = 1-0.8849 = 0.1151 11.51% of customers will receive service for half price.
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