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Pepsi [2]
3 years ago
5

Example 1: Calculation of Normal Probabilities Using ????????-Scores and Tables of Standard Normal Areas The U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA), in its Official Food Plans
(www.cnpp.usda.gov), states that the average cost of food for a 14- to 18-year-old male (on the Moderate-Cost Plan) is $261.50 per month. Assume that the monthly food
cost for a 14- to 18-year-old male is approximately normally distributed with a mean of $261.50 and a standard deviation of $16.25.
a. Use a table of standard normal curve areas to find the probability that the monthly food cost for a randomly selected 14- to 18-year-old male is
i. Less than $280.
ii. More than $270.
iii. More than $250.
iv. Between $240 and $275.
b. Explain the meaning of the probability that you found in part (a)(iv).
Mathematics
1 answer:
Molodets [167]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

i) 0.872

ii) 0.300

iii) 0.76

iv) 0.704

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given the following information in the question:

Mean, μ =  $261.50 per month

Standard Deviation, σ = $16.25

We are given that the distribution of monthly food  cost for a 14- to 18-year-old male is a bell shaped distribution that is a normal distribution.

Formula:

z_{score} = \displaystyle\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma}

a) P(Less than $280)

P( x < 280) = P( z < \displaystyle\frac{280 - 261.50}{16.25}) = P(z< 1.138)

Calculation the value from standard normal z table, we have,  

P(x < 280) = 0.872 = 87.2\%

b) P(More than $270)

P(x > 270)

P( x > 270) = P( z > \displaystyle\frac{270 - 261.50}{16.25}) = P(z > 0.523)

= 1 - P(z \leq 0.523)

Calculation the value from standard normal z table, we have,  

P(x > 270) = 1 - 0.700 = 0.300 = 30.0\%

c) P(More than $250)

P(x > 250)

P( x > 250) = P( z > \displaystyle\frac{250 - 261.50}{16.25}) = P(z > -0.707)

= 1 - P(z \leq -0.707)

Calculation the value from standard normal z table, we have,  

P(x > 250) = 1 - 0.240 = 0.76 = 76.0\%

d) P(Between $240 and $275)

P(240 \leq x \leq 275) = P(\displaystyle\frac{240 - 261.50}{16.25} \leq z \leq \displaystyle\frac{275-261.50}{16.25}) = P(-1.323 \leq z \leq 0.8307)\\\\= P(z \leq 0.8307) - P(z < -1.323)\\= 0.797 - 0.093 = 0.704 = 70.4\%

P(240 \leq x \leq 275) = 70.4\%

e) Thus, 0.704 is the probability  that the monthly food cost for a randomly selected 14- to 18-year-old male is between $240 and $275.

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