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Yuliya22 [10]
3 years ago
6

One environmental group did a study of recycling habits in a California community. It found that 75% of the aluminum cans sold i

n the area were recycled. (Use the normal approximation. Round your answers to four decimal places.)
(a) If 387 cans are sold today, what is the probability that 300 or more will be recycled?



(b) Of the 387 cans sold, what is the probability that between 260 and 300 will be recycled?
Mathematics
1 answer:
AysviL [449]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

a

  P( \^ p  >  0.775 ) =  0.12798

b

 P( 0.6718 < p  <  0.775 ) =0.87183

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question we are told that

    The population proportion is  p =  0.75

Considering question a  

     The sample size is  n  =  387

Generally the standard deviation of this sampling distribution is  

         \sigma  = \sqrt{ \frac{p(1 - p)}{ n } }    

=>      \sigma  = \sqrt{ \frac{0.75(1 - 0.75)}{ 387 } }    

=>      \sigma  = 0.022    

The sample proportion of cans that are recycled is

                 \^ p =  \frac{ 300}{387 }

=>              \^ p =  0.775

Generally the probability that 300 or more will be recycled is mathematically represented as

         P( \^ p  >  0.775 ) =  P( \frac{\^ p  -  p }{ \sigma }  >  \frac{0.775 - 0.75 }{ 0.022} )

\frac{\^ p  - p }{\sigma }  =  Z (The  \ standardized \  value\  of  \ \^ p  )

       P( \^ p  >  0.775 ) =  P( Z >  1.136  )

From the z table  the area under the normal curve to the left corresponding to  1.591   is

      P( Z >  1.136)  = 0.12798

=>    P( \^ p  >  0.775 ) =  0.12798

Considering question b

Generally the lower limit of  sample proportion of cans that are recycled is

                 \^ p_1 =  \frac{ 260 }{387 }

=>              \^ p_1  =  0.6718

Generally the upper limit of  sample proportion of cans that are recycled is

                 \^ p_2 =  \frac{ 300}{387 }

=>              \^ p_2  =  0.775

Generally probability that between 260 and 300 will be recycled is mathematically represented as

           P( 0.6718 < p  <  0.775 ) =  P( \frac{0.6718 - 0.75 }{ 0.022}<  \frac{\^ p  -  p }{ \sigma }

=>      P( 0.6718 < p  <  0.775 ) =  P( -3.55 <  Z < 1.136 )

=>        P( 0.6718 < p  <  0.775 ) = P(Z <  1.136 ) -  P( Z <  -3.55 )

From the z table  the area under the normal curve to the left corresponding to  1.136 and  -3.55  is

       P( Z <  -3.55 ) = 0.00019262

and

       P(Z <  1.136 )  = 0.87202

So

       P( 0.6718 < p  <  0.775 ) =  0.87202-  0.00019262

=>   P( 0.6718 < p  <  0.775 ) =0.87183

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