Applications of

Normal Curve
Example 1: Finding the probability
The average score of the Grade 6 pupils
in a test in Filipino is 75 and the standard
deviation is 4. If the scores are normally
distributed, what is the probability that a
student will get a score above 83?
•Given:
  µ = 75, σ = 4, x = 83
Find: P(x > 83) Probability that a score is above 83
Solution:

A raw score of 83 corresponds to a z-score of 2.

Probability
P(x > 83) = P(z > 2)
= 0.5 – 0.4772
= 0.0228

Thus, the probability that a student will get a score above 83 is 0.0228 or 2.28%
If a total of 2,000 students took the test in Filipino,
how many students got a score above 83?
•Solution:
 

= 45.6 46 students

Thus, there are 46 students who got a score above 83.

Example 2: Finding the probability
A household spends an average of Php 2,000
per week on grocery items. The standard
deviation is Php 400. What is the probability
that a household will spend an amount
between Php 1,500 and Php 3,000 in a week?
Assume that the data is normally distributed.
•Given:
  µ = 2,000, σ = 400, x1 = 1,500, x2 = 3,000
Find: P(1,500 < x < 3,000)
Solution: z15
z2

P(1,500 < x < 3,000) = P(-1.25 < z < 2.5)

= 0.3944 + 0.4938
= 0.8882

Thus, the probability that a household will spend an amount between

Php 1,500 and Php 3,000 in a week for groceries is 0.8882 or 88.82%.
If there are 500 households in the area, how many
households spend an amount between Php 1,500
and Php 3,000 per week for groceries?
•Solution:
 

= 444.1 445 households

Thus, there are 445 households who spend an amount between

Php 1,500 and Php 3,000 per week for groceries.
Example 3: Finding the raw score (x)
The average height of teenagers is 160 cm with a
standard deviation of 15 cm.
A) What is the height (x) such that 10% of the data
is above it?
B) What is the height (x) such that 20% of the data
is below it?
C) What is the height (x) such that 60% is below it?
A)
•Given:
  µ = 160, σ = 15
Find: x (such that 10% is
above it)  
 
1
Solution: Nearest area is
0.3997 which corresponds to z z
= 1.28. x

Convert z = 1.28 to x. *Reference area is 0.4000

(area between 0 and z)

160
179.2 cm 10% of the teenagers are above 179.2cm.
Thus,
B)
•Given:
  µ = 160, σ = 15
Find: x (such that 20% is below it)
Solution:    
3
Nearest area is 0.2995 which
z
corresponds to z = -0.84. x
Convert z = -0.84 to x. *Reference area is 0.3000

160
147.4 cm
Thus, 20% of the teenagers are below 147.4cm.
C) 1 0% ∨0.1
 

•Given:
  µ = 160, σ = 15
Find: x (such that 60% is below it)  

Solution:  or 0.4

Nearest area is 0.0987 which
z
corresponds to z = 0.25. x
Convert z = 0.25 to x. *Reference area is 0.0987

160
163.75 cm
Thus, 60% of the teenagers are below 163.75cm.
Activity 9: Application of Normal Curve
In a job fair organized by the mayor, 3,000 applicants have attended.
Their mean age was found to be 28 with a standard deviation of 4
years. Assume that the data is normally distributed.
a) If an applicant is 30 years old, what is the corresponding z-score of
this age?
b) If an applicant is 35 years old, what is the corresponding z-score of
this age?
c) What is the probability that an applicant is 30 to 35 years old?
d) How many applicants are 30 to 35 years old?
e) Find the age (x) such that 23% is above it
f) Find the age (x) such that 4% is below it.