1. An auditor knows from past history that the average accounts receivable for ABC Company is $441.

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with a standard deviation of $555.48. If the auditor takes a sample of 100 accounts, what is the probability
that the mean of the sample will be within $100 of the population mean?

ANS: 0.9282

2. An airline, in response to passenger concern, conducts realistic tests to determine the time needed to
evacuate a Boeing 737. Average evacuation time in the past has been 100 seconds with a standard
deviation of 15 seconds. The FFA requires tests that show a planeload of passengers can be evacuated in
92 seconds. If the airline conducts a sample of 30 tests, what is the probability that the average evacuation
time will be ninety-two seconds or less?

ANS: 0.0018

3. The average weight of a 4 year old male is 40 lbs with a standard deviation of 6 lbs. What would be the
probability that the average weight from a random sample of 50 boys at this age would have be greater

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4. A manufacturer of galvanized chains advertises the load capacity of a 16-foot length of chain has an

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average of 2650 lbs. and a standard deviation of 520 lbs. If a retailer receives an order of 75 chains, what
is the probability that the sample mean will be greater than 2775 lbs?
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5. The average cost of renting a compact size car in a major metropolitan area of the U.S. is $51.74 with a
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standard deviation of $7.48. Assume a normal distribution. If a sample of 20 cities is taken, what is the
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probability that the sample mean will fall between 47.74 and 55.74?

ANS: 0.9832
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6. Your company is located in New York City and your job requires that you travel by air to many other
major cities such as Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Denver, and
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Washington, DC. Your average round-trip airfare for the past year has been $495 with a standard
deviation of $240. If for your next year's planning budget you estimate your average air ticket between
$395 and $550, what is the probability that the mean, , of your next 36 flights will fall in this range?
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ANS: 0.9100
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7. A manufacturer of printers claims that their color cartridge will print an average of 200 4-by-6 photos
with a standard deviation of 60 photos. A random sample of 40 customers counted the number of photos
printed with one cartridge. If the manufacturer’s claim is correct, what is the probability that the average
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customer printed at least 210 pages with one cartridge?

ANS: 0.1469
8. A manufacturer of printers claims that their color cartridge will print an average of 200 4-by-6 photos
with a standard deviation of 60 photos. A random sample of 40 customers counted the number of photos
printed with one cartridge. If the manufacturer’s claim is correct, what is the probability that the average
customer printed at least 185 pages with one cartridge?

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9. A manufacturer of printers claims that their color cartridge will print an average of 200 4-by-6 photos
with a standard deviation of 60 photos. A random sample of 40 customers counted the number of photos
printed with one cartridge. If the manufacturer’s claim is correct, what is the probability that the average
customer printed between 190 and 205 pages with one cartridge?

ANS: 0.5550

10. A manufacturer of printers claims that their color cartridge will print an average of 200 4-by-6 photos
with a standard deviation of 60 photos. A random sample of 40 customers counted the number of photos
printed with one cartridge. If the manufacturer’s claim is correct, what is the probability that the average
customer printed less than 195 pages with one cartridge?

ANS: 0.2981

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11. A trucking firm has trucks that average a payload of 22.5 tons and a standard deviation of 1.5 tons. An

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accounting firm is auditing the shipping orders for the past year for billing errors. It chooses a random

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sample of 64 shipping orders. What is the probability that the sample mean weight will be within 1 ton of

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the true population mean of 22.5 tons?

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12. The heights of men in the USA are normally distributed with a mean of 68 inches and a standard of 4
inches. What is the probability that a randomly selected man is taller than 70 inches?
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ANS: 0.3085
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13. The heights of men in the USA are normally distributed with a mean of 68 inches and a standard of 4
inches. A random sample of five men is selected. What is the probability that the sample mean is greater
than 70 inches?
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ANS: 0.1314
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14. The heights of men in the USA are normally distributed with a mean of 68 inches and a standard of 4
inches. What is the probability that the mean height of a random sample of 35 men is greater than 70
inches?
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ANS: 0.0015
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15. The amount of time spent by American adults playing sports per day is normally distributed with a mean
of 4 hours and standard deviation of 1.25 hours. Find the probability that a randomly selected American
adult plays sports for more than 5 hours per day.
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ANS: 0.2119

16. The amount of time spent by American adults playing sports per day is normally distributed with a mean
of 4 hours and standard deviation of 1.25 hours. Find the probability that if four American adults are
randomly selected, their average number of hours spent playing sports is more than 5 hours per day.

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17. If young children watch an average of 105 minutes of TV per day with a standard deviation of 30 minutes
per day, what is the probability that a random sample of 60 children will watch more than 110 minutes of
TV per day?

ANS: 0.0985

18. Using information from a sample to reach conclusions about the population from which it was drawn is
referred to as ____________________.

ANS: inferential statistics

19. The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of the mean is referred to as the
____________________.

ANS: standard error of the mean

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sampling distribution of the mean will be ____________________ for large sample sizes.

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 1. Assume x is normally distributed with mean = 15 and standard deviation = 3. Use the approximate
areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to find P(x 15).

ANS: 0.50

2. Assume x is normally distributed with mean = 15 and standard deviation = 3. Use the approximate
areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to find P(12 x 18).

ANS: 0.683

3. Assume x is normally distributed with mean = 15 and standard deviation = 3. Use the approximate
areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to find P(x 9).

ANS: 0.0225

4. Assume x is normally distributed with mean = 15 and standard deviation = 3. Use the approximate
areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to find P(x = 20).

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5. Assume x is normally distributed with mean = 15 and standard deviation = 3. Use the approximate

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areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to find P(9 x 21).
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ANS: 0.955

6. Assume x is normally distributed with mean = 15 and standard deviation = 3. Use the approximate
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areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to find P(x 12).
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ANS: 0.8415
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7. In 2000, the average charge of tax preparation was $95. Assuming a normal distribution and a standard
deviation of $10, use the approximate areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to
answer: What proportion of tax preparation fees were more than $95?
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ANS: 0.50

8. In 2000, the average charge of tax preparation was $95. Assuming a normal distribution and a standard
deviation of $10, use the approximate areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to
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answer: What proportion of tax preparation fees were between $75 and $115?
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ANS: 0.955

9. In 2000, the average charge of tax preparation was $95. Assuming a normal distribution and a standard
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deviation of $10, use the approximate areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to
answer: What proportion of tax preparation fees were between $85 and $105?

ANS: 0.683
10. In 2000, the average charge of tax preparation was $95. Assuming a normal distribution and a standard
deviation of $10, use the approximate areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to
answer: What proportion of tax preparation fees were more than $115?

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11. In 2000, the average charge of tax preparation was $95. Assuming a normal distribution and a standard
deviation of $10, use the approximate areas beneath the normal curve, as discussed in this section, to
answer: What proportion of tax preparation fees were between $80 and $90?

ANS: 0.2417

12. A continuous random variable x is normally distributed with a mean of 120 grams and a standard
deviation of 30 grams. Convert x = 106 into its corresponding z-score.

ANS: -0.47

13. A continuous random variable x is normally distributed with a mean of $250 and a standard deviation of
$50. Find the z-score for x = 175.

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14. A continuous random variable x is normally distributed with a mean of $250 and a standard deviation of

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$50. Find the z-score for x = 285.

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15. For a normal curve, if the mean is 20 minutes and the standard deviation is 5 minutes, find the area to the
left of 10 minutes.
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ANS: 0.0228
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16. The age of customers for a particular retail store follows a normal distribution with a mean of 37.5 years
and a standard deviation of 7.6 years. What is the probability that the next customer who enters the store
will be more than 31 years old?
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ANS: 0.8051
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17. The age of customers for a particular retail store follows a normal distribution with a mean of 37.5 years
and a standard deviation of 7.6 years. What is the probability that the next customer who enters the store
will be less than 42 years old?
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18. The age of customers for a particular retail store follows a normal distribution with a mean of 37.5 years
and a standard deviation of 7.6 years. What is the probability that the next customer who enters the store
will be between 40 and 45 years old?
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ANS: 0.2096

19. The average waiting time at the checkout counter for a large grocery chain is 2.45 minutes with a standard
deviation of 24 seconds (0.40 minutes). Assume that the distribution of waiting time is normal. What is
the probability that a customer must wait more than 3 minutes for check out?

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20. The average waiting time at the checkout counter for a large grocery chain is 2.45 minutes with a standard
deviation of 24 seconds (0.40 minutes). Assume that the distribution of waiting time is normal. What
proportion of the customers are served in between 1 minute and 2.5 minutes?

ANS: 0.5517

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