Data Management

Mathematics as a Tool

Marivic Fullante-Delloro
Ateneo de Naga University

October 31, 2019

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 2. A soda machine dispenses soda into 12-ounce cups. Tests show
that the actual amount of soda dispensed is normally distributed,
with a mean of 11.5 oz and a standard deviation of 0.2 oz.
a. What percent of cups will receive less than 11.25 oz of soda?
b. What percent of cups will receive between 11.2 oz and 11.55 oz
of soda?
c. If a cup is chosen at random, what is the probability that the
machine will overflow the cup?

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 3. A manufacturer of light bulbs finds that one light bulb model
has a mean life span of 1025 h with a standard deviation of 87
h. What percent of these light bulbs will last
a. at least 950 h?
b. between 800 and 900 h?
4. The On-The-Go company manufactures laptop computers. A
study indicates that the life spans of their computers are
normally distributed, with a mean of 4.0 years and a standard
deviation of 1.2 years. How long should the company warrant its
computers if the company wishes less than 4% of its computers
to fail during the warranty period?

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Try this . . .

1. The results of a statewide examination of the reading skills of

sixth-grade students were normally distributed, with a mean
score of 104 and a standard deviation of 16. The students in the
top 10% are to receive an award, and those in the bottom 14%
will be required to take a special reading class.
a. What score does a student need in order to receive an award?
b. What is the cut-off score that will be used to determine whether
a student will be required to take the special reading class?

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Try this . . .

2. A psychologist finds that the intelligence quotients of a group of

patients are normally distributed, with a mean of 102 and a
standard deviation of 16. Find the percent of the patients with
IQs
a. above 114
b. between 90 and 118

3. A secondary school system finds that the 440-yard dash times of

its female students are normally distributed, with an average
time of 72s and a standard deviation of 5.5s. What time does a
runner need in order to be in the 9% of the runners with the
best times? Round to the nearest hundredth of a second.
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References
Richard Aufmann, Joanne Lockwood, Richard Nation, Daniel Clegg (2013).
Mathematical Excursions. Third edition. Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning.

Allan Bluman (2012). Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach.

Eighth Edition. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY 10020.

Raja Almukkahal, Larry Ottman, Danielle DeLancey, Addie Evans, Ellen

Lawsky, Brenda Meery (2016). CK-12 Advanced Probability and Statistics
Concepts. CK-12 Foundation, www.ck12.org.

David B. Johnson and Thomas A. Mowry (2012). Mathematics: A practical

Odyssey. Seventh edition. Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning.

Richard J. Larsen & Morris L. Marx (2012). An Introduction to mathematical

Statistics and Its Application. Fifth Edition. Pearson Education, Inc.

General Education Training: First Generation Training, Ateneo de Manila

University. October 9 - 28, 2016.
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