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Practice using the Normal Curve

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The shelf life of a particular dairy product is normally distributed with a mean of 12 days and a standard deviation of 3 days.

About what percent of the products last between 12 and 15 days?
a)
68%
b)
34%
c)
16%
d)
2.5%
2.
The shelf life of a particular dairy product is normally distributed with a mean of 12 days and a standard deviation of 3 days.

About what percent of the products last 6 days or less?
a)
68%
b)
34%
c)
16%
d)
2.5%
3.
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.
a)
 28,000 km and 32,000 km.
b)
24,000 km and 34,000 km.
c)
26,000 km and 34,000 km.
d)
27,000 km and 31,000 km.
4.
1.  Which best describes the shaded part of this normal distribution graph?  
a)
All data that is one or higher.
b)
All data that is one or more standard deviations above the mean.
c)
All data that is between 1 and 3.
d)
All data that is above the mean.
5.
The distances male long jumpers for State College jump are approximately normal with a mean of 263 inches and a standard deviation of 14 inches.  
Suppose a male long jumper's jump ranked in the 75th percentile.  How long was his jump?
a)
0.67 inch
b)
263 inches
c)
272.44 inches
d)
277.25 inches
6.
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? 
a)
50%
b)
2.5%
c)
13.5%
d)
34%
7.
The weights of paper discarded each week by households are normally distributed with a mean of 9.43 pounds and a standard deviation of 4.17 pounds.  What percent of households discard between 10 and 12 pounds? 
a)
17.68%
b)
6.50%
c)
28.55%
d)
82.32%
8.
The weights of paper discarded each week by households are normally distributed with a mean of 9.43 pounds and a standard deviation of 4.17 pounds.  What percent of households throw out fewer than 2 pounds of paper each week?
a)
96.26%
b)
48.13%
c)
3.74%
d)
1.87%
9.
The weights of paper discarded each week by households are normally distributed with a mean of 9.43 pounds and a standard deviation of 4.17 pounds.  How much paper do the top 10% of households discard? 
a)
16.29 pounds
b)
4.09 pounds
c)
14.77 pounds
d)
2.57 pounds
10.

A study of the amounts of time college freshmen study each week found that the times are normally distributed with a mean of 7.06 hours and a standard deviation of 2.32 hours.  How many hours would a student that spends the fewest 5% of time on homework work?

a)
10.03 hours
b)
10.86 hours
c)
4.09 hours
d)
3.24 hours
11.
Heights of women are normally distributed with a mean of 63.6 inches and a standard deviation of 2.5 inches.  The Beanstalk Club, a social organization for tall people, has a requirement that women must be at least 70 inches tall. What percentage of adult women meets the requirement to join the club?
a)
0.52%
b)
5%
c)
99.48%
d)
95%
12.
Heights of women are normally distributed with a mean of 63.6 inches and a standard deviation of 2.5 inches.  The Beanstalk Club, a social organization for tall people, has a requirement that women must be at least 70 inches tall. What heights mark the middle 50% of all women?
a)
Those above 63.5 inches
b)
61.1 inches to 66.1 inches
c)
61.9 inches to 65.3 inches
d)
Those below 63.5 inches
13.
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 268 days and a standard deviation of 15 days. What percent of pregnancies will last fewer than 8 months (approximately 240 days)? 
a)
13.14%
b)
96.9%
c)
86.86%
d)
3.10%
14.
The lengths of human pregnancies are normally distributed with a mean of 268 days and a standard deviation of 15 days. How long is a pregnancy if it is considered one of the top 20% in length? 
a)
280 days
b)
255 days
c)
249 days
d)
287 days
15.

In the world of Harry Potter, wand lengths are normally distributed with a mean of 10.7 inches and a standard deviation of 1.6 inches.


What proportion of wizard and witches have wands shorter than Harry Potter's wand which is 11 inches?

a)

0.4256

b)

0.0744

c)

0.5744

d)

0.2450

16.

In the world of Harry Potter, wand lengths are normally distributed with a mean of 10.7 inches and a standard deviation of 1.6 inches.


The shortest known wand (belonging to Mary Cattermole) is 8.75 inches. If one wand is randomly selected, find the probability that it is longer than her wand.

a)

0.1186

b)

0.8885

c)

0.3885

d)

0.1115

17.

In the world of Harry Potter, wand lengths are normally distributed with a mean of 10.7 inches and a standard deviation of 1.6 inches.


What wand length is the 37th percentile?

a)

9.62 inches

b)

10.7 inches

c)

11.23 inches

d)

10.17 inches

18.
What is the the total area under the standard normal distribution curve?
a)

75

b)
25
c)
.5
d)
1
19.

What percent of a normal distribution lies 3 standard deviations above the mean?

a)

99.7%

b)

.15%

c)

.3%

d)

100%

20.

The speeds of cars on the highway have a mean of 95 km/h with a standard deviation of 5 km/h. What percentage of cars averaged less than 85 km/h?

a)

.15%

b)

23.5%

c)

2.5%

d)

18.5%

21.
Which interval shows 68% of the data given a mean of 15 and a standard deviation of 3? 
a)
9 to 21
b)
12 to 18
c)
6 to 24
d)
13 to 16
22.

In a normal curve,

a)

the mean is greater than the median

b)

the mean is less than the median

c)

the mean is equal to the median

d)

who knows

23.

What is Standard Deviation?

a)

A measure of central tendency

b)

A measurement of how much data varies

c)

A measurement of how much data varies from the average

24.

Which measure goes in the center of the Normal Curve?

a)

standard deviation

b)

mean

c)

median

d)

mode

25.

What's the standard deviation?

a)

150

b)

60

c)

240

d)

30

26.

What goes in the yellow box?

a)

mean

b)

median

c)

mode

d)

standard deviation

27.

Which statement(s) is/are true about the histogram?

a)

the median is higher than the mean

b)

the median is lower than the mean

c)

it is skewed right

d)

it is skewed left

28.

Two measures of center are marked on the density curve shown. Which of the following is correct?

a)

The median is at the yellow line and the mean is at the red line.

b)

The median is at the red line and the mean is at the yellow line.

c)

The mode is at the red line and the median is at the yellow line.

d)

The mode is at the yellow line and the median is at the red line.

e)

.

The mode is at the red line and the mean is at the yellow line.

29.
What is the range in gas mileage for SUVs?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
6
30.

What is the shape of the distribution?

a)

Symmetrical

b)

Uniform

c)

Skewed Right

d)

Skewed Left

31.

A survey asked 72 randomly chosen students if they were going to attend the school play. Twelve said yes. If there are 210 tickets sold for the play, predict the number of students who attend the school.

a)

12 students

b)

72 students

c)

35 students

d)

Not enough information

32.

What is the shape of this bar graph?

a)

Skew right

b)

Skew left

c)

Symmetrical

d)

uniform

33.

the mean is less than the median

a)

skewed left

b)

skewed right

c)

symmetrical

34.

Find the mean: 1,0,10,7,13,2,9,15,0,3

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

35.

Find the median: 1, 0, 10, 7, 13, 2, 9, 15, 0, 3

a)

1

b)

5

c)

10

d)

4

36.

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 99.7% of molds filled by this machine will hold weights in what interval? 

a)
1084 to 1216 pounds 
b)
1106 to 1150 pounds 
c)
1106 to 1194 pounds 
d)
1128 to 1172 pounds
37.
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?
a)
68%
b)
99.7%
c)
95%
d)
84%
38.

Use the following information and the Empirical Rule to estimate the answer (non-calculator).


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 between 30 and 46 years old.

a)

68%

b)

94%

c)

95%

d)

99.7%

39.

2000 freshmen at State Univ. took a Biology test. The scores were distributed normally with μ=70 and σ=5.

What percent of scores are less than 70 (non-calculator)?

a)

34%

b)

50%

c)

16%

d)

84%

40.

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

What percent of ACT scores are between 20 and 28 (non-calculator)?

a)

34%

b)

68%

c)

81.5%

d)

95%