Empirical Rule Practice

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%

• 0.15%

• 2.35%

• 2.25%

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

Which interval shows 68% 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

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

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.

Find the proportion of golfers that are older than 42.

• 13.5%

• 16%

• 50%

• 85%

The Empirical Rule's percents are:

• 68-95.7-99

• 68-95-99.7

• 68.7-95-99

500 juniors at Central High School took the ACT last year. The scores were distributed normally with μ=24 and σ=4.

What ACT score is 3 standard deviations below the mean?

• 12

• 16

• 20

• 21

In a population, if μ=125 (mean) and σ=25 (SD), how common are values in the 100 – 175 range?

• 68%

• 84%

• 81.5%

• 95%

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.

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