Answer:
52
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x represent the smallest of the three numbers. Then the other two are (x+2) and (x+4). Their sum is ...
x + (x+2) +(x+4) = 162
3x = 156 . . . . . . . . . . . .subtract 6
x = 156/3 = 52
The smallest of the three numbers is 52.
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I like to work problems like this by considering the average number. Here, the average of the three numbers is 162/3 = 54, the middle number of the three. Then the smallest of the three consecutive even numbers is 2 less, or 52.
Same strategy as before: transform <em>X</em> ∼ Normal(76.0, 12.5) to <em>Z</em> ∼ Normal(0, 1) via
<em>Z</em> = (<em>X</em> - <em>µ</em>) / <em>σ</em> ↔ <em>X</em> = <em>µ</em> + <em>σ</em> <em>Z</em>
where <em>µ</em> is the mean and <em>σ</em> is the standard deviation of <em>X</em>.
P(<em>X</em> < 79) = P((<em>X</em> - 76.0) / 12.5 < (79 - 76.0) / 12.5)
… = P(<em>Z</em> < 0.24)
… ≈ 0.5948
We have the following expression
This is equivalent to
Since
we have that
Therefore, the answer is the second option from top to bottom.
