QUIZ 2 (FINALS) M105 QUIZ 2 (FINALS) M105

Direction: Answer the following completely. Show your solution. Direction: Answer the following completely. Show your solution.
Avoid erasures. You can use extra sheet of paper for your solution. Avoid erasures. You can use extra sheet of paper for your solution.
I. Find the probabilities for each of the following. I. Find the probabilities for each of the following.
1. P(0<z<2.0) 6. P(z<-2.38) 1. P(0<z<2.0) 6. P(z<-2.38)
2. P(0<z<1.3) 7. P(z>0.91) 2. P(0<z<1.3) 7. P(z>0.91)
3. P(0<z<0.74) 8. P(z<0.35) 3. P(0<z<0.74) 8. P(z<0.35)
4. P(-1.24<z<0) 9. P(z<2.01) 4. P(-1.24<z<0) 9. P(z<2.01)
5. P(-0.89<z<0) 10. P(-0.05<z<1.10) 5. P(-0.89<z<0) 10. P(-0.05<z<1.10)
II. Problem Solving II. Problem Solving
1. The average of a company’s president is 56 years old. 1. The average of a company’s president is 56 years old.
Assume the variable is normally distributed. If the standard Assume the variable is normally distributed. If the standard
deviation is four years, find the probability that the age of a deviation is four years, find the probability that the age of a
randomly selected president will be in the following range? randomly selected president will be in the following range?
a) Between 52 and 58 d) Between 52 and 58
b) Between 57 and 65 e) Between 57 and 65
c) Between 50 and 55 f) Between 50 and 55
2. A special enrichment program in Mathematics is to be 2. A special enrichment program in Mathematics is to be
offered to the top 12% of students in a school. A offered to the top 12% of students in a school. A
standardized Mathematics achievement test is given to all standardized Mathematics achievement test is given to all
students and has a mean of 57.3 and a standard deviation students and has a mean of 57.3 and a standard deviation
of 16. Find the cut off score. Assume the variable is normally of 16. Find the cut off score. Assume the variable is normally
distributed. distributed.
3. To qualify for a police academy, applicants are given a test 3. To qualify for a police academy, applicants are given a test
of physical fitness. The scores are normally distributed with of physical fitness. The scores are normally distributed with
a mean of 64 and a standard deviation of 9. If only the top a mean of 64 and a standard deviation of 9. If only the top
20% of the applicants are selected, find the cutoff score. 20% of the applicants are selected, find the cutoff score.
4. For a medical study, a researcher wishes to select people in 4. For a medical study, a researcher wishes to select people in
the middle 75% of the population based on blood pressure. the middle 75% of the population based on blood pressure.
If the mean systolic blood pressure is 120 and the standard If the mean systolic blood pressure is 120 and the standard
deviation is 15, find the two limits for the scores that would deviation is 15, find the two limits for the scores that would
enable the student to participate in the study. Assume the enable the student to participate in the study. Assume the
variable is normally distributed. variable is normally distributed.