Question:The systolic blood pressure of adults in the USA is nearly
normally distributed with a mean...
Question
The systolic blood pressure of adults in the USA is nearly
normally distributed with a mean...
The systolic blood pressure of adults in the USA is nearly
normally distributed with a mean of 119 and standard deviation of
15 .
Someone qualifies as having Stage 2 high blood pressure if
their systolic blood pressure is 160 or higher.
a. Around what percentage of adults in the USA have stage 2
high blood pressure? Give your answer rounded to two decimal
places.
%
b. If you sampled 2000 people, how many would you expect to
have BP> 160? Give your answer to the nearest person. Note: I
had a bit of an issue encoding rounded answers, so try rounding
both up and down if there's an issue!
people
c. Stage 1 high BP is specified as systolic BP between 140 and
160. What percentage of adults in the US qualify for stage 1?
%
d. Your doctor tells you you are in the 30th percentile for
blood pressure among US adults. What is your systolic BP? Round to
2 decimal places.