Question

A new car that is a gas- and electric-powered hybrid has recently hit the market. The distance traveled on 1 gallon of fuel is normally distributed with a mean of 65 miles and a standard deviation of 7 miles. Find the probability of the following events: a. The car travels more than 69 miles per gallon. Proba

Answer 1

0.28386

Explanation:

Given that :

Mean, μ = 65 miles

Standard deviation, σ = 7 miles

Probability that car travels more than 69 miles per gallon :

Recall,

Z = (x - μ) / σ ; x = 69

Z = (69 - 65) / 7 = 0.5714

The probability :

P(Z > z) = P(Z > 0.5714) = 1 - P(Z < 0.5714)

P(Z > 0.5714) = 1 - P(Z < 0.5714) = 1 - 0.71614 = 0.28386

P(Z > 0.5714) = 0.28386