Question

In a certain​ city, the average​ 20- to​ 29-year old man is 69.6 inches​ tall, with a standard deviation of 3.1 ​inches, while the average​ 20- to​ 29-year old woman is 64.1 inches​ tall, with a standard deviation of 3.9 inches. Who is relatively​ taller, a​ 75-inch man or a​ 70-inch woman?

Answer 1

the 20-29 year old man are relatively taller.

Explanation:

for the old man we have next z- score=75-69.6/3.1=1.74

for the old women we have next z-score=70-64.1/3.9=1.51