Normal Distribution Practice with Percents

What's the probability of the highlighted area? (Mean = 100, Standard dev = 10)

• 0.9772

• 0.0228

• 0.1587

• 0.0062

If you had to guess the probability of the gray area, which would you choose?

• 0.2

• 0.4

• 0.6

• 0.8

If you had to guess the probability of the gray area, which would you choose?

• 0.2

• 0.4

• 0.6

• 0.8

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 percentage of golfers that are between 30 and 46 years old.

• 68%

• 94%

• 95%

• 99.7%

The distribution of heights of adult American men is approximately Normal with mean 69 inches and standard deviation 2.5 inches. What percent of men are between 64 and 66.5 inches tall? 

• 50%

• 2.5%

• 13.5%

• 34%

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%

What is the Normal Range (68%) of the annual precipitation for Phoenix, if the average is 29 with a standard deviation of 3?

• 26-32

• 3-29

• 26-29

• 39-32

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

Given a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 7, how many students out of 500 would score between 68 and 82

• 11

• 2

• 340

• 498

Given a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 7, how many students out of 500 would score higher than 68?

• 11

• 12

• 420

• 250