Application

of a
Normal
Distribution
Now that we have discussed how to use the standardized normal
 

distribution table in conjunction with the standard normal value

formula, many different types of probability problems involving
normal distribution can be resolved.

Where:
Z= z value
X= the value of any particular observation or measurement
= the mean of the distribution
= standard deviation of the distribution
A. Computing a Normal
Probability to a
Standard Normal
Probability
Example 1:
The average Pag- ibig salary loan for RFS Pharmacy
Inc. employees is 23,000. if the debt is normally
distributed with a standard deviation of 2,500.find
the probability that the employee owes less than
18,500.
Solution:
Step 1: Draw the figure and represent the area.

P(X<18,500)
Solution:
Step 2: Find the z value for 18,500 pesos.
Given:
 

x = 18,500
= 23,000
= 2,500
Solution:
Step 2: Find the z value for 18,500 pesos.
  𝑥−𝜇
𝑧=
Given:
 
𝜎
x = 18,500   18,500 −23,000
𝑧=
= 23,000 2,500
= 2,500
Solution:
Step 2: Find the z value for 18,500 pesos.
  𝑥−𝜇
𝑧=
Given:
 
𝜎
x = 18,500   18,500 −23,000
𝑧=
= 23,000 2,500
= 2,500  
𝑧=
− 4,500
2,500
 
𝑧=− 1.80
Solution:
Step 3: Find the appropriate area of z in the z-
table.

x value
-1.80 0 z value
Solution:
Step 4: Subtract 0.4641 from 0.5
.5
0.0359 - 0.4641
0.0359

x value
-1.80 0 z value

Hence, the probability that the employees owes less

than 18,500 in Pag ibig salary loan is 0.0359 or 3.59%
Example 2:
The average age of bank managers is 40 years.
Assume the variable is normally distributed. If the
standard deviation is 5 years, find the probability
that the age of a randomly selected bank manager
will be in the range between 35 and 46 years old.
Solution:
Step 1: Draw the figure and represent the area.
 Solution:
Step 2: Find the two z values.
Given:
 

x = 35 & 46
= 40
= 5
 Solution:
Step 2: Find the two z values.
  𝑥−𝜇
Given:
  𝑧=
𝜎
x = 35 & 46   35 −40
= 40 𝑧=
5
= 5
 Solution:
Step 2: Find the two z values.
  𝑥−𝜇
Given:
  𝑧=
𝜎
x = 35 & 46   35 −40
= 40 𝑧=
5
= 5   −5
𝑧=
5
  𝑧=− 1
 Solution:
Step 2: Find the two z values.
  𝑥−𝜇   𝑥−𝜇
Given:
  𝑧= 𝑧=
𝜎 𝜎
x = 35 & 46   35 −40   46 − 40
= 40 𝑧= 𝑧=
5 5
= 5   −5
𝑧=
5
  𝑧=− 1
 Solution:
Step 2: Find the two z values.
  𝑥−𝜇   𝑥−𝜇
Given:
  𝑧= 𝑧=
𝜎 𝜎
x = 35 & 46   35 −40   46 − 40
= 40 𝑧= 𝑧=
5 5
= 5   −5   6
𝑧= 𝑧=
5 5
  𝑧=− 1   𝑧=1.20
Solution:
Step 3: Find the appropriate area of z in the z- table.

0
Solution:
Step 4: Add 0.3413 and 0.3849
0.3413
+ 0.3849
0.7262

Hence, the probability that a randomly selected bank

manger is between 35 and 46 years old is 0.7262 or
72.62%
Example 3:
You are interested in how uniform the lengths of socks
are that are produced at a factory. You measure the
distribution and see that there is a normal distribution for
the length of the socks. Given the following information,
how likely is it that a sock is above 25 cm.
Mean: 20
Standard Deviation: 1.5
Solution:
Step 1: Draw the figure and represent the area.
 Solution:
Step 2: Find the two z values.
  𝑥−𝜇
Given:
 
𝑧=
𝜎
x = 25   25 −20
= 20 𝑧=
1.5
= 1.5
 Solution:
Step 2: Find the two z values.
  𝑥−𝜇
Given:
 
𝑧=
𝜎
x = 25   25 −20
= 20 𝑧=
1.5
= 1.5   5
𝑧=
1.5
 
𝑧=3.33
Solution:
Step 3: Find the appropriate area of z in the z- table.

0.4996
Solution:
Step 4: Subtract 0.4996 from 0.5
0.5
- 0.4996
0.0004

Hence, the probability that the socks measure above 25 is

0.0004 or 0.04%
Example 4 / Assignment
A company produces different types of energy drinks. The
filling machines are adjusted to pour 500 ml of energy drinks
into each plastic bottles. Nonetheless, the actual amount of
energy drink poured into each bottle is not exactly 500 ml, it
varies from bottle to bottle. It has been observed that the amount
of energy drink in a bottle is normally distributed with a mean
of 500 ml and standard deviation of 4.75 ml. what percentage of
the energy drink bottles contains 505 to 513 ml?