Use the Empirical Rule. The mean speed of a sample of vehicles along a stretch of highway is miles per hour, with a standard de
viation of miles per hour. Estimate the percent of vehicles whose speeds are between miles per hour and miles per hour. (Assume the data set has a bell-shaped distribution.) Approximately % of vehicles travel between 61 miles per hour and 71 miles per hour.
We observe that the mean of the sample is (61+71)/2 = 66 mph which means the standard deviation of the sample is 5 because 66-5=61 and 66+5=71. The Empirical Rule states that for data observed in a normal distribution, 68% of data will fall within one standard deviation of the mean. Therefore, approximately 68% of vehicles travel between 61 miles per hour and 71 miles per hour.
What do you want your answer in? Exact or decimal form?
Exact form: 212/3
Decimal form 70.6
Step-by-step explanation:
Cancel the common factor of 8 and 6 for 53 * 4/3. Multiply 53(4/3), 212/3. This would be the answer for the exact form, decimal form is created by dividing 212 by 3, for 70.66666--.
