Question

The heights of North American women are nor-mally distributed with a mean of 64 inches and a standard deviation of 2 inches. a. b. c. What is the probability that a randomly selected woman is taller than 66 inches

Answer 1

0.1587

Explanation:

Given the following :

Mean (m) of distribution = 64 inches

Standard deviation (sd) of distribution = 2 inches

Probability that a randomly selected woman is taller than 66 inches

For a normal distribution :

Z - score = (x - mean) / standard deviation

Where x = 66

P(X > 66) = P( Z > (66 - 64) / 2)

P(X > 66) = P(Z > (2 /2)

P(X > 66) = P(Z > 1)

P(Z > 1) = 1 - P(Z ≤ 1)

P(Z ≤ 1) = 0.8413 ( from z distribution table)

1 - P(Z ≤ 1) = 1 - 0.8413

= 0.1587