Question

The tread life of a particular brand of tire is a random variable best described by a normal distribution with a mean of 60,000 miles and a standard deviation of 1100 miles. What warranty should the company use if they want 96% of the tires to outlast the warranty? Round the answer to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

Answer:

61,925 miles

Explanation:

Given :

The p-value of the tires to outlast the were warranty were given in the the question as = 0.96

Checking the normal distribution table, The probability that corresponds to 0.96

from the Normal distribution table is 1.75.

Mean : 'μ'= 60000 miles

Standard deviation : σ=1100

The formula for z-score is given by

: z= (x-μ)/σ

1.75=(x-60000)/1100

1925=x-60000

x=61925

Therefore, the tread life of tire should be 61,925 miles if they want 96% of the tires to outlast the warranty.