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Exercise 6

NORMAL PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION

Activity:

1. Find the probability using the Z-table and sketch the area corresponding to the probability asked. Let Z~N(0,1).
a. P(Z < - 1.24)

b. P(Z > 2.06)

c. P( - 1.645 < Z < 1.645)

d. P( - 2.87 < Z < 0)

2. Find the unknown constant a given the area under the curve.
a. P (Z < a) = 0.9475

b. P(Z < a) = 0.112

 c) P ( -a < Z< a) =0.95

3. A vending machine automatically pours soft drinks into cups. The amount of soft drink dispensed into a cup is
normally distributed with a mean 0f 7.6 ounces and standard deviation of 0.4 ounce.
a. Estimate the probability that the machine will overflow an 8 –ounce cup.

b. Estimate the probability that the machine will not overflow an 8-ounce cup.

c. In what range would you expect to find the middle 75% of the amount of soft drinks dispensed in the 8-
ounce cup?

d. The machine has just been loaded with 884 cups. How many of these do you expect will overflow when
served?