Question

Adult male heights are normally distributed with a mean of 70 inches and a standard deviation of 3 inches. The average basketball player is 79 inches tall. Using the
empirical rule, approximately what percent of the adult male population is taller than the average basketball player?
0.15%
0.30%
49.85%
99.7%

Answer 1

Answer:

0.15%

Step-by-step explanation:

3 standard deviations encompasses 99.7% of the data symmetrically around the mean with 0.15% on each side that is above and below. so above would be 0.15%