Activity 3 The Normal Distribution

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Solve the following problems:
1. Jayvee got grade of 90 in English and a grade of 85 in Filipino. The mean
grade in English is 70 and the standard deviation is 10 while in Filipino, the mean
grade is 80 with a standard deviation of 20. Relative to the other students, in which
subject did he perform better?

2. Using Z table to find

a) P (Z < 2.31)
b) P (2.5 <Z <3.0)
c) P (Z < 2.75)

3. Given a normal distribution with µ = 50 and σ = 6 find

a) The area below X=32
b) The area above X = 27
c) The area between X=42 and X=51

4. The IQ of 100 college students in XYZ University are found to be normally

distributed with mean 105 and a standard deviation of 8.
a) If a student’s IQ score is 90, what is the probability that another student
randomly selected has an IQ score less than 90?
b) How many students have IQ scores below 90?
c) How many students have IQ scores between 80 and 110?
d) What is the probability that a student selected at random will have an IQ
score greater than 100?