Chapter 9 − Section Quiz Continuous Assessment Kit

Section Quiz 9.6 Applications of Standard Deviation NF

Time allowed: 15 minutes
Name: Class: ( ) Marks: 15
(Unless otherwise specified, assume that 68%, 95% and 99.7% of the data of a normal distribution
lie within one, two and three standard deviations from the mean respectively. Moreover, numerical
answers should be either exact or correct to 3 significant figures.)

1. In an eating competition, the mean and the standard deviation of the number of burgers eaten
by the participants are 19 and 8 respectively.
(a) If Ryan ate 13 burgers, find his standard score. (2 marks)
(b) If the standard score of Alice is 1.25, find the number of burgers she ate. (2 marks)

2. According to the record of finishing time of a 100 m race final, two athletes A and B have
standard scores of − 0.3 and 0.7 respectively.
(a) Was the finishing time of athlete A longer or shorter than the mean finishing time?
(1 mark)
(b) Who, athlete A or B, performs better in the race? Explain your answer. (2 marks)

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3. The following table shows the means and the standard deviations of the marks of a class in
three tests.
Mean Standard deviation
Mathematics test 60 8
English test x 10
Chinese test 70 12.5
David got 65 marks in all the three tests and his standard score in English test is –1.5.
(a) Find the value of x. (2 marks)
(b) Compared with the other students in his class, in which test did David perform the worst?
(2
marks)

4. The heights of basketball players in a basketball league are found to be normally distributed
with a mean of 192 cm and a standard deviation of 5.8 cm. Find the percentage of basketball
players that are
(a) shorter than 209.4 cm, (2 marks)
(b) between 186.2 cm and 203.6 cm. (2 marks)

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