Normal Distributions Probability

At a local high school, GPA's are normally distributed with a mean of 2.9 and standard deviation of 0.6. What percentage of students at the high school have a GPA between 2.3 and 3.5?

• 68%
• 99.7%
• 95%
• 84%

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

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%

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%

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.

The average waist size for teenage males is 29 inches with a standard deviation of 2 inches. 
If waist sizes are normally distributed, determine the z-score of a teenage male with a 33 inch waist.  

• 2
• 1
• -2
• -1

1.  Which best describes the shaded part of this normal distribution graph?  

• All data that is one or higher.
• All data that is one or more standard deviations above the mean.
• All data that is between 1 and 3.
• All data that is above the mean.

A national achievement test is administered annually to 3rd graders. The test has a mean score of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. If Jane's z-score is 1.20, what was her score on the test?

• 82
• 88
• 100
• 118

Rank the performance of the three different tests

• I, II, III
• III, II, 1
• I, III, II
• III, I, II

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