Question

The systolic blood pressure of adults in the USA is nearly normally distributed with a mean of 122 and standard deviation of 22 . Someone qualifies as having Stage 2 high blood pressure if their systolic blood pressure is 160 or higher. a. Around what percentage of adults in the USA have stage 2 high blood pressure

Answer 1

Answer: 4.27% of adults in the USA have stage 2 high blood pressure.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be a random variable that denotes a person with high blood pressure .

Given: Average blood pressure: $\mu=122$

Standard deviation: $\sigma=22$

Someone qualifies as having Stage 2 high blood pressure if their systolic blood pressure is 160 or higher.

The probability that an adult in the USA have stage 2 high blood pressure:

$P(x\geq160)=P(\dfrac{x-\mu}{\sigma}}\geq\dfrac{160-122}{22})\\\\=P(z\geq1.72)\ \ \ [z=\dfrac{x-\mu}{\sigma}]\\\\=1-P(z$

Hence, 4.27% of adults in the USA have stage 2 high blood pressure.