Santos, Carl David I.

Oct 20, 2023

BS Psych 1-Y1-2

1. In a city, it is estimated that the maximum temperature in June is normally distributed with a
mean of 28º and a standard deviation of 5.4°. Calculate the number of days in this month in
which it is expected to reach a maximum of between 22° and 31°.
Solutions and Answers:
𝜇 = 28
𝜎 = 5.0
31−28 22−28
𝑃 (𝑍 ≤ ) + 𝑃 (𝑍 ≤ )
5.4 5.4

𝑃(𝑍 ≤ 0.56) + 𝑃(𝑍 ≤ −1.11)

𝑍1 = 0.2123
𝑍2 = 0.3665
𝑃(22 ≤ 𝑍 ≤ 31)
= 0.3665 + 0.2123
= 17.364 𝑜𝑟 17 𝐷𝑎𝑦𝑠

2. The mean weight of 800 college students is 56 kg and the standard deviation is 5 kg.
Assuming that the weight is normally distributed, determine how many students weigh:
a. Between 60 kg and 70 kg.
𝜇 = 56
𝜎=5
70−56 60−56
𝑃 (𝑍 ≤ ) − 𝑃 (𝑍 ≤ )
5 5

𝑃(𝑍 ≤ 2.8) − 𝑃(𝑍 ≤ 0.8)

𝑍1 = 0.4974
𝑍2 = 0.2881

𝑃(70 ≤ 𝑍 ≤ 60)
= 0.4974 − 0.2881 = 0.2093
= 0.2093(800)
= 167.44 𝑜𝑟 167 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠

b. More than 68 kg.

𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 68) = 1 − 𝑃(𝑋 ≤ 68)
68−56
1 − 𝑃 (𝑍 ≤ ) = 1 − 𝑃(𝑍 ≤ 2.6)
5

= 0.004661(800)
= 3.72 𝑜𝑟 4 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡

3. Several intelligence tests follow a normal distribution with a mean of 100 and a standard
deviation of 15.
a. Determine the percentage of the population that would obtain a score between 95 and
110.
𝜇 = 100
𝜎 = 15
95−100 −5
𝑍1 = = = 0.33 → 0.1293
15 15
110−100 10
𝑍2 = = 15 = 0.67 → 0.2486
15

𝑃(95 ≤ 𝑋 ≤ 110) = 0.3779 𝑜𝑟 37.79%

b. For a population of 2,500, how many are expected to have a score above 125?
𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 125) = 1 − 𝑃(𝑋 ≤ 125)
125−100 5
= 1 − 𝑃(𝑍 ≤ = 1 − 𝑃 (𝑍 ) = 1 − 0.9522 = 0.0478
15 3

2500(0.0478) = 119.5 𝑜𝑟 120 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒