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M 4 Normal Distribution Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The normal curve is symmetrical about the mean.
a)
True
b)
False
2.

This data is normally distributed. What percent of the data is in the shaded region?

a)

50%

b)

68%

c)

95%

d)

99.7%

3.

This data is normally distributed. What percent of the data is in the shaded region?

a)

68%

b)

32%

c)

16%

d)

50%

4.

If I tell you that you scored at the 55th percentile on your final exam, you would know:

a)

55% of the class scored the same or worse than you did

b)

You earned a 55% on the exam

c)

You failed the exam

d)

45% of the class scored worse than you did

5.

What percentage of data falls within 1 standard deviation? 

a)

25%

b)

68%

c)

95%

d)

99.7%

6.

If this is the graph of data normally distributed with a mean of 30 and a standard deviation of 5, what label (number) is written at the blue circle?

a)

40

b)

35

c)

45

d)

50

7.

If this is the graph of data normally distributed with a mean of 30 and a standard deviation of 5, what label (number) is written at the blue circle?

a)

20

b)

15

c)

40

d)

30

8.

Given a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 7, what percentage of scores are between 54 and 96?

a)

13.5%

b)

99.7%

c)

95%

d)

2.15%

9.

A line up for tickets to a local concert had an average (mean) waiting time of 20 minutes with a standard deviation of 4 minutes. If 2000 ticket buyers were in line, how many of them would expect to wait for less than 16 minutes?

a)

1750

b)

30

c)

320

d)

100

10.

A 5th grader takes a test (mean=125, SD=15) and scores a 148. What is the child's percentile rank?

a)

93%

b)

68%

c)

7%

d)

99.7%

11.

A 5th grader takes a test (mean=125, SD=15) and scores a 148. What is the child's percentile rank?

a)

93%

b)

68%

c)

7%

d)

99.7%

12.

Z-score of 2.5 on an IQ test is considered a genius (mean=100, SD=16). What score makes someone a genius? Hint: SOLVE for X

a)

89.2

b)

130

c)

99.38

d)

140

13.

Test has a mean of 40 and a standard deviation of 10. What is the percent of people that scored above 62?

a)

1.39%

b)

45.34%

c)

98.41%

d)

22.34%

14.

Find the Z-score.

Mean = 21

Standard Deviation: 1.3

x = 22

a)

0.77

b)

5.33

c)

1.07

d)

1.26

15.

Find the z-score.

{1, 9, 16, 7, 2, 23}

x = 5

a)

-0.61

b)

+0.61

c)

3.2

d)

-2.1

16.

Find the z-score.

{1, 9, 16, 7, 2, 23}

x = 5

a)

-0.61

b)

+0.61

c)

3.2

d)

-2.1

17.

Kellogg's cereal has an average of 7.6 g of sugar with an SD of 4.5g.

What is the Z-score of Frosted Flakes if it has 11g sugar?

a)

+0.76

b)

-0.74

c)

+0.68

d)

+0.28

18.

The mean weight of Sumo wrestlers is 330 pounds with a standard deviation of 40 pounds. The mean weight of soccer players is 142 pounds with a standard deviation of 5.2 pounds.


A particular Sumo wrestler weighs 360 pounds and a particular Soccer player weighs 153.6 pounds. Who weighs more, relatively speaking? (Who has a higher z score?)

a)

Sumo wrestler

b)

Soccer player

c)

They weigh the same, relatively speaking

19.
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 95% 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
20.

A town has a speed limit of 45 mph. If the speeds of cars traveling in the town can be described by a Normal model with a mean of 48 mph and a standard deviation of 3.5 mph, what percent of cars are Not exceeding the speed limit?

a)

80.43%

b)

19.56%

c)

23.86%

d)

75%