Graphs and Standard Deviations

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

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%

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

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.

What is the total area under the normal curve in a standard normal distribution?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What shape is a normal distribution curve?

• Half curve

• Round curve

• Bell curve

• Square curve

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.

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

• 68%

• 94%

• 95%

• 99.7%

• 68%

• 95%

• 99.7%

• .3%

What is the the total area under the standard normal distribution curve?

• 75

• 25

• .5

• 1