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Edited Learning Task 3 Stat Prob
Edited Learning Task 3 Stat Prob
Edited Learning Task 3 Stat Prob
“Normal Distribution”
April 12-16, 2021
Learning Task #3
1. Determine each of the following areas and show these graphically. Use
probability notation in your final answer.
a. Below 𝑧 = 2.08
b. Between 𝑧 = 0.44 and 𝑧 = 2.69
c. Above 𝑧 = −0.23
3. The lifetime of a certain brand of battery is normally distributed with mean 1,200
days and standard deviation 80 days. What percentage of this brand of battery
can be expected to last at most 1,108 days?
4. Say that you will have to wait for a bus. Assume that the amount of waiting time
is normally distributed between 0 and 15 minutes. Suppose that the mean
waiting time of a person is 8 minutes and the standard deviation is 1.8. Find the
probability that you will wait for less than 12.5 minutes.