PLAZA, NERISH M.

BSA 3B
Application of Standard Normal Distribution Curve
1. The average hourly wage of production worker in manufacturing is Php 10.82. Assume the variable in
normally distributed. If the standard deviation of earning is Php 1.95, find the probabilities for a
randomly selected worker production:
a. The production worker earns more than Php 13.25 = .1056
b. The production worker earns less than Php 8.32 = .1003

2. A survey found that people keep their television sets an average of 5.7 years. The standard deviation is .
95 years. If a person decides to buy a new television set, find the probability that he or she has owed
the old television variable in normally distributed.
a. More than 5.2 years = 0.7019
b. Less than 4.2 years = 0.0571
c. Between 4.5 and 7.5 years = .8668

3. The average life a brand of automobile tires is 30,200 miles with standard deviation of 1,800 miles. If a
tire is selected and tested, find the probability that it will have the following lifetime. Assume the
variable is normally distributed.
a. Between 27,000 and 29,500 miles. = 0.3108
b. Between 28,000 and 32,000 miles = 0.7301
c. Between 29,500 and 35,500 miles. = 0.6479

4. The average waiting time for a drive-in window at a local bank is 11.2 minutes, with a standard
deviation of 3.2 minutes. When a customer arrives at the bank, find the probability that the customer
will have to wait the following time. Assume the variable is normally distributed.
a. Between 8 to 12 minutes = .4310
b. Less than 7 minutes or more than 10 minutes = .4049 and .6480

5. An advertising company plans to market their product t income families. A study states that for a
particular area, the average income per family is Php 28,596 and the standard deviation is Php 6,556. If
the company plans to target the bottom 18% of the families based on income, find the cut-off income.
Assume the variable is normally distributed. = 22,564.48

6. The mean lifetime for a wristwatch is 35 months with a standard deviation of 7 months. If the
distribution is normal, for how many months should a guarantee be if the manufacturer doesn’t want to
exchange more than 12% of the watches? = 43.26