Normal Distribution Practice with Percents

The weights of miniature horses are roughly normally distributed with a mean of 230 pounds and standard deviation of 45 pounds.
What proportion of miniature horses weigh more than 185 pounds? 

• 68%

• 84%

• 95%

• 99.7%

Company pack coffee in bags marked as 250 g. A large number of packs of coffee were weighed and the mean and standard deviation were calculated as 255 g and 2.5 g respectively. Assuming this data is normally distributed, what percentage of packs are underweight?

• 2.5%

• 3.5%

• 4%

• 5%

The ages of the population of people living in Meru area in Ipoh are Normally distributed with mean 43 and standard deviation 14

The town has a population of 5,000.

How many would you expect to be aged between 22 and 57?

You can use this Standard Normal Distribution curve:

• 1750

• 3860

• 3870

• 4330

Students pass a test if they score 50% or more. The marks of a large number of students were sampled and the mean and standard deviation were calculated as 42% and 8% respectively. Assuming this data is normally distributed, what percentage of students pass the test? in percentage...

• 5

• 16

• 24

• 32

68% of the marks in a test are between 51 and 64

Assuming this data is normally distributed, what are the mean and standard deviation?

• Mean = 57

  S.D. = 6.5

• Mean = 57

  S.D. = 7

• Mean = 57.5

  S.D. = 6.5

• Mean = 57.5

  S.D. = 13

In a survey of men in the United States (ages 20-29), the mean height was 69.6 inches with a standard deviation of 3.0 inches. Find the minimum height in the top 22%.

• 69.37 in 

• 67.58 in 

• 73.12 in 

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

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

The mean GPA of students in a course at UCDavis is 3.2 with a standard deviation of 0.3. What percent of students in the course have a GPA between  2.9 and 3.8? 

• 81.5%

• 47.5%

• 68%

• 95%

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%