Empirical Rule Quiz AFDA

In a factory, the weight of the concrete poured into a mold by a machine follows a normal distribution with a mean of 1150 pounds and a standard deviation of 22 pounds. Approximately 95% of molds filled by this machine will hold weights in what interval? 

• 1084 to 1216 pounds 
• 1106 to 1150 pounds 
• 1106 to 1194 pounds 
• 1128 to 1172 pounds

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The mean life of a tire is 30,000 km. The standard deviation is 2000 km.

Then, 68% of all tires will have a life between ___________ km and __________ km.

•  28,000 km and 32,000 km.
• 24,000 km and 34,000 km.
• 26,000 km and 34,000 km.
• 27,000 km and 31,000 km.

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Which interval shows 99.7% of the data given a mean of 15 and a standard deviation of 3?

• 9 to 21

• 12 to 18

• 6 to 24

• 13 to 16

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At a local high school, GPA's are normally distributed with a mean of 2.9 and standard deviation of 0.6. What is the GPA of the highest 2.5% of the students?

• 4.1 
• 4.1 or higher
• 4.7
• 4.5 or higher

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Scores on a certain standardized test have a mean of 500, and a standard deviation of 100. How common is a score between 600 and 700? Calculate the probability. 

• 2.5%
• 2.35%
• 16%
• 13.5%

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Use the following information and the Empirical Rule to estimate the answer.

The ages of golfers are normally distributed, with a mean of 38 and a standard deviation of 4.

There are 500 golf members at the Mathy Country Club. How many are younger than 34?

• 16

• 80

• 100

• 150

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2000 freshmen at State Univ. took a Biology test. The scores were distributed normally with μ=70 and σ=5.

Approximately how many students scored between 60 and 80?

• 95

• 100

• 1900

• 1950

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A 12 oz can of soda has a mean volume of 12 oz, with a standard deviation of .25 oz. How common are cans with less than 11.5 oz of soda? Calculate the probability.

• 2.5%
• .15%
• 2.35%
• 2.25%

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The shelf life of a particular dairy product is normally distributed with a mean of 12 days and a standard deviation of 3 days.

About what percent of the products last between 12 and 15 days?

• 68%
• 34%
• 16%
• 2.5%

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challenge:  The mean June midday temperature in Desertville is 36°C and the standard deviation is 3°C
Assuming this data is normally distributed, how many days in June would you expect the midday temperature to be between 39°C and 42°C?

• 3
• 4
• 7
• 14

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