Enhancement

Problem on
Application of the
Normal Distribution
Using Table II
1. Applicants for computer encoding jobs are required to
pass a typing test. The number of words per minute is
normally distributed with a mean of 45 and a standard
deviation of 6.
a) If the middle 40% of all the applicants will be
asked to undergo further training before taking a
second speed test, what is the range of scores
that an applicant should obtain to be qualified
in the training?

3 4 3
 𝑃 𝑋≥3 = .3
INTERPOLATION
z Area

-0.53 0.2981
0.0019
0.01 -z 0.3000 0.0034

-52.00 0.3015

RATIO AND PROPORTION

−𝑧+0.53 0.0019
=
0.01 0.0034
CROSS-MULTIPLY
0.0019
−𝑧 + .53 = . 1
0.0034
−𝑧 + .53 = . 56
−𝑧 = . 56 − .53
 −𝑧 = . 56 − .53
−𝑧 = − .5244
𝑧 = .5244

𝑥1 = 𝜇 + 𝑧𝜎
𝑥1 = 45 + − .5244 6
𝑥1 = 45 − 3.15
𝑥1 = 41.85 ≈ 42 words per minute

𝑥2 = 𝜇 + 𝑧𝜎
𝑥2 = 45 + .5244 6
𝑥2 = 45 + 3.15
𝑥2 = 48.15 ≈ 48 words per minute
Therefore, the scores of all the applicants that will undergo further
training range from 42 words/min. to 48 words/min.
2. The length, in days, of human pregnancies is known to be
normally distributed with a mean of 266 days and a standard
deviation of 16 days.
a) Between what number of days do the middle 90% of all
pregnancies fall?
GIVEN : 𝜇 = 266 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
𝜎 = 16 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠
REQ’D : a) the number of days of the middle 90% of all the
pregnancies

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5 5
 𝑃 𝑋≥𝑥 =5 = . 5
INTERPOLATION
z Area

−1.65 0.0495
−𝑧 + 1.65 0.0005
. 1 −𝑧 0.0500 0.0010

−1.64 0.0505
RATIO AND PROPORTION
−𝑧+1.65 0.0005
=
0.01 0.001

CROSS-MULTIPLY
0.0005
−𝑧 + 1.65 = . 1
0.001
−𝑧 + 1.65 = . 5
 −𝑧 = . 5 − 1.65
−𝑧 = −1.645
𝑧 = 1.645

𝑥1 = 𝜇 + 𝑧𝜎
𝑥1 = 266 + −1.645 16
𝑥1 = 266 − 26.32
𝑥1 = 23 .68 ≈ 24 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠

𝑥2 = 𝜇 + 𝑧𝜎
𝑥2 = 266 + 1.645 16
𝑥2 = 266 + 26.32
𝑥2 = 2 2.32 ≈ 2 2 𝑑𝑎𝑦𝑠

Therefore, the middle 90% of all the pregnancies range from 240
days to 292 days.
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1. Statistics and Probability

By Rene R. Belecina et al
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