Lesson 2

Regions under the

Normal Curve

ROMARICEL BINARAO MANUZON

SHS Teacher
 Objectives

At the end of this lesson, the learner should be able to

● correctly identify 𝑍-scores and corresponding

areas;

● accurately identify boundaries; and

● correctly solve problems involving regions under

the normal curve.
 Essential Questions

● How do we identify regions under the normal curve?

● What are the things to consider in identifying the regions

under the normal curve?
 Warm Up!

Can you solve the riddle?

This riddle is about the application of probability in the real

world. Will you survive the forest? Watch it here.

Ted-Ed. “Can you solve the frog riddle? - Derek Abbott.”

YouTube video, 4:30. Posted 29 February 2016. Retrieved 10
July 2019 from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpwSGsb-
rTs
 Guide Questions

● Can you think of other ways to solve the riddle?

● What have you learned from the video? Can you apply
these things in learning lessons in Math or in daily lives?

● Why is it important to learn how to understand probability

in choosing decisions? Why is probability very important in
learning Normal Distribution?
Learn about It!

1 The Standard Normal Distribution

expressed in a graph as a normal curve with the following properties:
• the graph is a bell-shaped curve;
• the graph is asymptotic to the x-axis
• the total area under the normal curve is 1
Learn about It!

2 Regions under the Normal Curve

characterized by the following common 𝑍 scores and their respective areas
 Try It!

Example 1: What is the area under the normal curve and to

the left of 𝑍 = 1.26?
 Try It!

Example 1: What is the area under the normal curve and to

the left of 𝑍 = 1.26?

Solution:
1. Sketch the normal distribution.
 Try It!

Example 1: What is the area under the normal curve and to

the left of 𝑍 = 1.26?

Solution:
2. Identify the region under the normal curve by drawing a
vertical line through the given 𝑍 value.
 Try It!

Example 1: What is the area under the normal curve and to

the left of 𝑍 = 1.26?

Solution:
3. Shade the required region.
 Try It!

Example 1: What is the area under the normal curve and to

the left of 𝑍 = 1.26?

Solution:
4. Use the 𝑍 table to determine the area associated with the
given 𝑍 value.
 Try It!

Example 1: What is the area under the normal curve and to

the left of 𝑍 = 1.26?

Solution:
Thus, the area corresponding to 𝑍 = 1.26 in the 𝑍 table is
0.8962 or 89.62%.
 Try It!

Example 1: What is the area under the normal curve and to

the left of 𝑍 = 1.26?

Solution:

Note that the areas found in the 𝑍-table refer to the area to
the left of any 𝑍-value under the normal curve. Therefore, the
area under the normal curve and to the left of 𝑍 = 1.26 is
0.8962 or 89.62%.
 Try It!

Example 2: What is the corresponding area between 𝑍 = 1

and the mean of a normal curve?
 Try It!

Example 2: What is the corresponding area between 𝑍 = 1

and the mean of a normal curve?

Solution:
1. Sketch the normal distribution and indicate the mean.
 Try It!

Example 2: What is the corresponding area between 𝑍 = 1

and the mean of a normal curve?

Solution:
2. Identify the region under the normal curve by drawing a
vertical line through each 𝑍 value.
 Try It!

Example 2: What is the corresponding area between 𝑍 = 1

and the mean of a normal curve?

Solution:
3. Shade the required region.
 Try It!

Example 2: What is the corresponding area between 𝑍 = 1

and the mean of a normal curve?

Solution:
4. Use the 𝑍 Table to determine the areas associated with
the given 𝑍 values.

For 𝑍 = 0:
 Try It!

Example 2: What is the corresponding area between 𝑍 = 1

and the mean of a normal curve?

Solution:
4. Use the 𝑍 Table to determine the areas associated with
the given 𝑍 values.

For 𝑍 = 1:
 Try It!

Example 2: What is the corresponding area between 𝑍 = 1

and the mean of a normal curve?

Solution:

Thus, the areas corresponding to 𝑍 = 0 and 𝑍 = 1 in the 𝑍

table are 0.500 and 0.8413, respectively.
 Try It!

Example 2: What is the corresponding area between 𝑍 = 1

and the mean of a normal curve?

Solution:
5. Compute for the area between the two 𝑍-scores.

To find the area under the normal curve and in between

any two 𝑍-scores, subtract the bigger area to the smaller
area.

0.8413 − 0.5000 = 0.3413

 Try It!

Example 2: What is the corresponding area between 𝑍 = 1

and the mean of a normal curve?

Solution:

Therefore, the area under the curve and in between the two
𝑍-scores 𝑍 = 0 and 𝑍 = 1 is 0.3413 or 34.13%.
 Let’s Practice!

Individual Practice:

1. How much area is at the left of 𝑍 = −2.13 under a

normal curve?

2. Find the area at the right of 𝑍 = −0.13 under a normal

curve.
 Let’s Practice!

Group Practice: To be done in groups with three members

In a college entrance test, 450 students took the exam

and the results yielded 𝜇 = 125 and 𝜎 = 30.50. How many
students passed the entrance exam if only those whose
score is at least above 𝑍 = −0.5 will pass?
Key Points

1 The Standard Normal Distribution

expressed in graph as a normal curve with the following properties:
• the graph is a bell-shaped curve;
• the graph is asymptotic to the x-axis
• the total area under the normal curve is 1

2 Regions under the Normal Curve

characterized by the following common 𝑍 scores and their respective areas
 Synthesis

● How do we identify regions under the normal curve?

● How important is it to learn this lesson in buying things

online (i.e. satisfaction rate)?

● What is the difference between being in the first rank and

being in the first percentile?