Question: An English professor assigns letter grades on a test according to the

following scheme.
A: Top 7 % of scores
B: Scores below the top 7% and above the bottom 59 %
C. Scores below the top 41 % and above the bottom 18%
D. Scores below the top 82 % and above the bottom 8%
F. Bottom 8% of scores
Scores on the test are normally distributed with a mean of 75.7 and a standard
deviation of 8.8. Find the numerical limits for a C grade. Round your answers to
nearest whole number, if necessary.
Answer:
𝜇 = 75.7, 𝜎 = 8.8
First we convert it to standard normal distribution. And find the corresponding
z-values.
1) A: Top 7% 𝑥1 = 93
𝑥1 − 𝜇 93 − 75.7
𝑧1 = = = 1.9659
𝜎 8.8
𝑃(𝑋 ≥ 93) = 𝑃(𝑧 ≥ 1.9659)
= 1 − 𝐹(1.9659) = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟐𝟒𝟕

B: Scores below the top 7% and above the bottom 59 %

𝑥2 − 𝜇 93 − 75.7
𝑧2 = = = 1.9659
𝜎 8.8
𝑥1 − 𝜇 59 − 75.7
𝑧1 = = = −1.8977
𝜎 8.8
 𝑃(59 ≤ 𝑋 ≤ 93) = 𝑃(−1.8977 ≤ 𝑧 ≤ 1.9659)
= 𝐹(1.9659) − 𝐹(−1.8977) = 0.9754 − 0.0289
= 𝟎. 𝟗𝟒𝟔𝟓
C. Scores below the top 41 % and above the bottom 18%

𝑃(18 ≤ 𝑋 ≤ 41) = 𝑃(−6.5568 ≤ 𝑧 ≤ −3.9432)

= 0.00004 − 0.0 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟒

D. Scores below the top 82 % and above the bottom 8%

𝑃(8 ≤ 𝑋 ≤ 82) = 𝑃(−7.6932 ≤ 𝑧 ≤ 0.7159)

= 0.763 − 0.0 = 𝟎. 𝟕𝟔𝟑
F. Bottom 8% of scores

Question: The life of light bulbs is distributed normally. The standard deviation
of the lifetime is 20 hours and the mean life time of a bulb is 570 hours. Find
the probability of a bulb lasting for between 560 and 597 hours. Round your
answer to four decimal place.
Answer:
𝜇 = 570, 𝜎 = 20
First we convert it to standard normal distribution. And find the corresponding
z-values.
 𝑥1 − 𝜇 560 − 570
𝑧1 = = = −0.5
𝜎 20
𝑥2 − 𝜇 597 − 570 27
𝑧2 = = = = 1.35
𝜎 20 20
𝑃(560 ≤ 𝑋 ≤ 597) = 𝑃(−0.5 ≤ 𝑧 ≤ 1.35)
= 𝐹(1.35) − 𝐹(−0.5) = 0.9115 − 0.3085
= 0.603

Question:
One season, the average little league baseball game averaged 2 hours and 33
minutes (153 minutes) to complete. Assume the length of games follows the
normal distribution with a standard deviation of 16 minutes Complete parts a
through d below

a. What is the probability that a randomly selected game will be completed in

less than 160 minutes?
The probability that a randomly selected game will be completed in less than 160
minutes is ----- (Round to four decimal places as needed)

b. What is the probability that a randomly selected game will be completed in

more than 100 minutes?
The probability that a randomly selected game will be completed in more than
160 minutes is ---- (Round to four decimal places as needed)

c) What is the probability that a randomly selected game will be completed in

exactly 160 minutes?
The probability that a randomly selected game will be completed in exactly 160
minutes is 0435 (Round to four decimal places as needed)
That's incorrect.
Recall the properties of the area under a standard normal curve for a spec value.
Note that the standard normal curve is continuous
OK
Answer
𝜇 = 2 hours and 33 minutes = 153, 𝜎 = 16 minutes
a. What is the probability that a randomly selected game will be
completed in less than 160 minutes?
First we convert normal distribution to standard normal distribution. For this
we find the corresponding z-values.
𝑥1 = 160
𝑥1 − 𝜇 160 − 153
𝑧1 = = = 0.4375
𝜎 16
𝑃(𝑋 < 160) = 𝑃(𝑧 < 0.4375)
= 𝟎. 𝟔𝟔𝟗𝟏

b. What is the probability that a randomly selected game will be completed in

more than 100 minutes?

First we convert it to standard normal distribution. And find the corresponding

z-values.
𝑥2 = 100
𝑥2 − 𝜇 100 − 153
𝑧2 = = = −3.3125
𝜎 16
𝑃(𝑋 > 100) = 𝑃(𝑧 > −3.3125)
= 1 − 𝑃(𝑧 ≤ −3.3125)
= 1 − 0.0005 = 𝟎. 𝟗𝟗𝟗𝟓

c) What is the probability that a randomly selected game will be completed in

exactly 160 minutes?
As it is a continuous probability distribution, the probability that a randomly selected
game will be completed in exactly 160 minutes is 0. (probability at a point is 0 for a
continuous distribution)