2.24 Heights of 10 year olds: Heights of 10
year olds, regardless of gender, closely follow a normal
distribution with mean 55 inches and standard deviation 6
inches.
(a) What is the probability that a randomly chosen 10 year old is
shorter than 48 inches?
(please round to four decimal places)
(b) What is the probability that a randomly chosen 10 year old is
between 60 and 65 inches?
(please round to four decimal places)
(c) If the tallest 10% of the class is considered "very tall", what
is the height cutoff for "very tall"?
inches (please round to two decimal places)
(d) The height requirement for Batman the Ride at Six Flags Magic
Mountain is 54 inches. What proportion of 10 year olds cannot go on
this ride?
(please round to four decimal places)
Let X denote the height of a 10-year old (in inches). Then,
a)
Required probability =
b)
Required probability =
c)
We want to find 'a' such that P(X>a) = 0.10
d)
Now,
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