Homework 3 Nakyra Simpkins

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Question 1 2/2 pts 1 98

A group of people were asked if they had run a red light in the last year. 427 responded "yes",
and 116 responded "no".

Find the probability that if a person is chosen at random, they have run a red light in the last
year.

427
 
543

Give your answer as a fraction or decimal accurate to at least 3 decimal places

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Question 2 2/2 pts 1 96

Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and gender are summarized below

A B C Total
Male 9 3 5 17
Female 15 7 13 35
Total 24 10 18 52

If one student was chosen at random,

nd the probability that the student got a C.

18
 
52

Give your answer as a fraction or decimal.

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Question 3 2/2 pts 1 99

Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and gender are summarized below

A B C Total
Male 13 15 16 44
Female 5 6 11 22
Total 18 21 27 66

If one student is chosen at random,

Find the probability that the student did NOT get an "A"
48
 
66

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Question 4 6/6 pts 1 97

A store gathers some demographic information from their customers. The following chart
summarizes the age-related information they collected:

Age Number of Customers

< 20 71
20-30 65
30-40 58
40-50 77
50-60 89
≥ 60 55

One customer is chosen at random for a prize giveaway.

What is the probability that the customer is at least 20 but no older than 60?
289
 
415

What is the probability that the customer is either older than 40 or younger than 20?
292
 
415

55
What is the probability that the customer is at least 60?  
415

Enter your answers as either decimals or fractions, not as percents.

Question 5 2/2 pts 99

Use the spinner below.

P(>4) = 66.6%  

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 Question 6 2/2 pts 1 98

Suppose you roll a special 29-sided die. What is the probability that the number rolled is a "1"
OR a "2"?

2
 
29

Question 7 6/6 pts 1 99

Suppose that 58% of people own dogs. If you pick two people at random, what is the
probability that they both own a dog?

Give your answer as a decimal (to at least 3 places) or fraction

0.3364  

Question 8 4/4 pts 97

Giving a test to a group of students, the grades and gender are summarized below

A B C Total
Male 14 9 7 30
Female 16 12 6 34
Total 30 21 13 64

If one student is chosen at random,

Find the probability that the student was female OR got an "C".
41
 
64

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Question 9 4/4 pts 1 99

A test was given to a group of students. The grades and gender are summarized below

A B C Total
Male 8 13 6 27
Female 4 11 5 20
Total 12 24 11 47

If one student is chosen at random from those who took the test,

Find the probability that the student was male GIVEN they got an 'A'.
8
 
12

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Question 10 2/2 pts 99

A test was given to a group of students. The grades and gender are summarized below

A B C Total
Male 8 19 13 40
Female 15 2 5 22
Total 23 21 18 62

If one student is chosen at random from those who took the test,

Find the probability that the student got a 'B' GIVEN they are male.
19
 
40

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Question 11 6/6 pts 1 99

In a mid-size company, the distribution of the number of phone calls answered each day by
each of the 12 receptionists is bell-shaped and has a mean of 59 and a standard deviation of
10. Using the empirical rule (as presented in the book), what is the approximate percentage
of daily phone calls numbering between 29 and 89?

Do not enter the percent symbol.

ans = 99.7 %
 Question 12 6/6 pts 1 96

The physical plant at the main campus of a large state university recieves daily requests to
replace orecent lightbulbs. The distribution of the number of daily requests is bell-shaped
and has a mean of 58 and a standard deviation of 6. Using the 68-95-99.7 rule, what is the
approximate percentage of lightbulb replacement requests numbering between 58 and 70?

Do not enter the percent symbol.

ans = 47.5 %

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Question 13 6/6 pts 97

The number of potholes in any given 1 mile stretch of freeway pavement in Pennsylvania has
a Normal distribution. This distribution has a mean of 57 and a standard deviation of 8. Using
the Standard Deviation Rule, aka the Empirical Rule, what is the approximate percentage of 1-
mile long roadways with potholes numbering between 33 and 65?

Do not enter the percent symbol.

ans = 83.85 %

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Question 14 6/6 pts 0-1 98

The Acme Company manufactures widgets. The distribution of widget weights is bell-shaped.
The widget weights have a mean of 57 ounces and a standard deviation of 6 ounces.

Use the Standard Deviation Rule, also known as the Empirical Rule.

Suggestion: sketch the distribution in order to answer these questions.

a) 68% of the widget weights lie between 51 and

63

b) What percentage of the widget weights lie between 39 and 63 ounces?

83.85 %

c) What percentage of the widget weights lie below 69 ? 97.5 %

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Question 15 6/6 pts 1 97

Adult men have heights with a mean of 69.0 inches and a standard deviation of 2.8 inches.
Find the z-score of a man 79.5 inches tall. (to 2 decimal places)

3.75

Question 16 6/6 pts 1 99

Adult men have heights with a mean of 69.0 inches and a standard deviation of 2.8 inches.
Find the height of a man with a z-score of -1.5 (to 2 decimal places)

64.8

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Question 17 6/6 pts 1 97

For a standard normal distribution, nd:

P(z < 1.56)

0.94062

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Question 18 2/2 pts 98

For a standard normal distribution, nd:

P(z > 0.02)

0.49202

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Question 19 6/6 pts 1 99

A distribution of values is normal with a mean of 129.5 and a standard deviation of 69.1.

Find the probability that a randomly selected value is less than -91.6.
P(X < -91.6) = 0.0007

Enter your answer as a number accurate to 4 decimal places. Answers obtained using exact z-
scores or z-scores rounded to 3 decimal places are accepted.

Question 20 6/6 pts 0-1 99

In the country of United States of Heightlandia, the height measurements of ten-year-old
children are approximately normally distributed with a mean of 55.4 inches, and standard
deviation of 5.1 inches.

A) What is the probability that a randomly chosen child has a height of less than 59.05
inches?

Answer= 0.764 (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

B) What is the probability that a randomly chosen child has a height of more than 46.3
inches?

Answer= 0.9625 (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

Question 21 6/6 pts 1 99

The mean daily production of a herd of cows is assumed to be normally distributed with a
mean of 36 liters, and standard deviation of 5.7 liters.

A) What is the probability that daily production is less than 49.1 liters?

Answer= 0.9893 (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

B) What is the probability that daily production is more than 44.2 liters?

Answer= 0.0749 (Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

Warning: Do not use the Z Normal Tables...they may not be accurate enough since WAMAP
may look for more accuracy than comes from the table.

Question 22 6/6 pts 1 98

A company produces steel rods. The lengths of the steel rods are normally distributed with a
mean of 123-cm and a standard deviation of 1.7-cm.

Find the probability that the length of a randomly selected steel rod is less than 119.6-cm.
P(X < 119.6-cm) = 0.0228

Enter your answer as a number accurate to 4 decimal places. Answers obtained using exact z-
scores or z-scores rounded to 3 decimal places are accepted.