Question

A recent study found that the life expectancy of a people living in Africa is normally distributed with an average of 53 years with a standard deviation of 7.5 years. If a person in Africa is selected at random, what is the probability that the person will die before the age of 65?

Answer 1

Answer:

P(X<65)=0.9452

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a normal distribution problem.

-Given the mean age is 53 years and the standard deviation is 75, the probability of dying before age 65 is calculated as:

$z=\frac{\bar x-\mu}{\sigma}\\\\\\=\frac{65-53}{7.5}\\\\=1.60$

#We check the value of z=1.60 on the z table:

$P(X$

Hence, the probability of dying before 65 is 0.9452