Suppose the heights of 18-year-old men are approximately normally distributed, with mean 65 inches and standard deviation 4 inch
es. (a) What is the probability that an 18-year-old man selected at random is between 64 and 66 inches tall? (Round your answer to four decimal places.) (b) If a random sample of seven 18-year-old men is selected, what is the probability that the mean height x is between 64 and 66 inches? (Round your answer to four decimal places.) (c) Compare your answers to parts (a) and (b). Is the probability in part (b) much higher? Why would you expect this? The probability in part (b) is much higher because the mean is larger for the x distribution. The probability in part (b) is much higher because the standard deviation is larger for the x distribution. The probability in part (b) is much higher because the mean is smaller for the x distribution. The probability in part (b) is much lower because the standard deviation is smaller for the x distribution. The probability in part (b) is much higher because the standard deviation is smaller for the x distribution.
Hence, P ( -0.25 < Z < 0.25 ) = P ( 64 < X < 66 ) = P ( Z < 0.25 ) - P ( Z < -0.25 ) P ( 64 < X < 66 ) = 0.5987 - 0.4013
P ( 64 < X < 66 ) = 0.1974
b) X ~ N ( µ = 65 , σ = 4 )
P ( 64 < X < 66 )
From normal distribution application ;
Z = ( X - µ ) / ( σ / √(n)), plugging in the values,
Z = ( 64 - 65 ) / ( 4 / √(12)) = Z = -0.866
Z = ( 66 - 65 ) / ( 4 / √(12)) = Z = 0.866
P ( -0.87 < Z < 0.87 )
P ( 64 < X < 66 ) = P ( Z < 0.87 ) - P ( Z < -0.87 )
P ( 64 < X < 66 ) = 0.8068 - 0.1932
P ( 64 < X < 66 ) = 0.6135
c) From the values gotten for (a) and (b), it is indicative that the probability in part (b) is much higher because the standard deviation is smaller for the x distribution.
The following inequality will describe this scenario.
137 + x <= 170
the variable x in this scenario represents the total number of cars that you will purchase. This number is added to the number of toy cars that you already own which is 137. As long as this sum is less than or equal to 170 then your storage case will hold them.
