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finding probability using normal distribution

Authored by Jolaine Coss

Mathematics

9th - 12th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The mean number of accidents a week at a company is 6.4 with a standard deviation of 1.5.  What proportion of weeks would you expect to have less than 5 accidents?

0.6915
0.1762
0.8238
-0.93

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The mean number of accidents a week at a company is 6.4 with a standard deviation of 1.5.  What proportion of weeks would you expect to have more than 7 accidents?

0.3446
0.2856
0.4
0.6554

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The average waist size for teenage males is 29 inches with a standard deviation of 1.4 inch. 
If waist sizes are normally distributed, estimate the proportion of teenagers who will have waist   sizes greater than 31 inches?

92.4%
10.5%
16%
7.6%

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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The heights of male students are Normally distributed with mean 1.7 m and standard deviation 0.2 m


In a population of 400 male students, how many would you expect to have a height between 1.4 m and 1.6 m?

24

54

97

100

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What's the probability x > 17?

(Mean = 15, Standard dev = 3)

0.7486

0.7454

0.2514

0.2546

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

CCSS.HSS.MD.A.3

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

What's the probability of x < 13 ?

(Mean = 20, Standard dev = 6.5)

0.1423

0.1401

0.0446

0.0359

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

What's the probability of the highlighted area (between 28.5 and 31.5). The Mean = 30 and Standard deviation = 1

0.8664

0.7863

0.9332

0.8754

Tags

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.4

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