Chapter 06 - Continuous Probability Distributions

Multiple Choice

1. In a standard normal distribution, the

a. mean and the standard deviation are both 1.
b. mean is 0 and the standard deviation is 1.
c. mean is 1 and the standard deviation is 0.
d. mean and the standard deviation can have any value.

2. Which of the following is a characteristic of the standard normal probability distribution?

a. The mean, median, and the mode are not equal
b. The distribution is not symmetrical
c. The standard deviation must be 0
d. The standard deviation must be 1

3. For a normal distribution, a positive value of z indicates that

a. all the observations must have had positive values.
b. the area corresponding to the z is either positive or negative.
c. the sample mean is smaller than the population mean.
d. the sample mean is larger than the population mean.

4. A normal probability distribution

a. can have mean of any numerical value.
b. needs to have a mean of 0.
c. has a standard deviation of 0.
d. must have a standard deviation of 1 and a mean of 0.

5. A standard normal distribution is a normal distribution with

a. a mean of 1 and a standard deviation of 1.

b. a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 0.
c. any mean and a standard deviation of 1.
d. a mean of 0 and standard deviation of 1.

6. The standard deviation of a normal distribution

a. is always 0.
b. is always 1.
c. can be any value.
d. cannot be negative.

7. For a continuous random variable x, the height of the function at x is

a. the probability at a given value of x.
b. 0.50, since it is the middle value.
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c. a value less than zero.
d. named the probability density function f(x).

8. For any continuous random variable, the probability that the random variable takes a value less than zero
a. is any number between zero and one.
b. is more than one, since it is continuous.
c. is a value larger than zero.
d. is zero.

9. For the standard normal probability distribution, the area to the right of the mean is
a. 1.
b. 3.09.
c. 1.96.
d. 0.5.

10. The center of a normal curve

a. is always equal to zero.
b. is the mean of the distribution.
c. cannot be negative.
d. is the standard deviation.

11. The probability that a continuous random variable takes any specific value
a. is equal to zero.
b. is at least 0.5.
c. depends on the probability density function.
d. is very close to 1.0.

12. A normal distribution with a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1 is called

a. a probability density function.
b. uniform probability distribution.
c. a standard normal distribution.
d. exponential probability distribution.

13. The z score for the standard normal distribution

a. is always equal to zero.
b. can never be negative.
c. can be either negative or positive.
d. is always equal to the mean.

14. In a standard normal distribution, the probability that Z is greater than zero is
a. 0.5.

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b. equal to 1.
c. at least 0.5.
d. 1.96.

15. A negative value of z indicates that

a. the number of standard deviations of an observation is to the right of the mean.

b. the number of standard deviations of an observation is to the left of the mean.
c. a mistake has been made in computations, since z cannot be negative.
d. the data has a negative mean.

16. The uniform, normal, and exponential distributions

a. are all continuous probability distributions.
b. are all discrete probability distributions.
c. can be either continuous or discrete, depending on the data.
d. are all the same distributions.

17. A value of 0.5 that is added to and/or subtracted from a value of x when the continuous normal distribution is used to
approximate the discrete binomial distribution is called
a. probability density factor.
b. continuity correction factor.
c. factor of conversion.
d. continuity approximation factor.

18. For a continuous random variable x, the probability density function f(x) represents the
a. probability at a given value of x.
b. area under the curve at x.
c. area under the curve to the right of x.
d. height of the function at x.

19. The uniform probability distribution is used with

a. a continuous random variable.
b. a discrete random variable.
c. a normally distributed random variable.
d. any random variable, as long as it is not nominal.

20. For any continuous random variable, the probability that the random variable takes on exactly a specific value is
a. 1.00.
b. 0.50.
c. any value between 0 to 1.
d. 0.

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21. For the standard normal probability distribution, the area to the left of the mean is
a. -0.5.
b. 0.5.
c. any value between 0 to 1.
d. 1.

22. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the normal probability distribution?
a. The mean, median, and the mode are equal
b. The mean of the distribution can be negative, zero, or positive
c. The distribution is symmetrical
d. The standard deviation must be 1

23. In a standard normal distribution, the range of values of z is from

a. minus infinity to infinity.
b. -1 to 1.
c. 0 to 1.
d. -3.09 to 3.09.

24. For a uniform probability density function, the height of the function
a. cannot be larger than one.
b. is the same for each value of x.
c. is different for various values of x.
d. decreases as x increases.

25. The probability density function for a uniform distribution ranging between 2 and 6 is
a. 4.
b. undefined.
c. any positive value.
d. 0.25.

26. A uniform probability distribution is a continuous probability distribution where the probability that the random
variable assumes a value in any interval of equal length is
a. different for each interval.
b. the same for each interval.
c. at least one.
d. zero.

27. The function that defines the probability distribution of a continuous random variable is a
a. normal function.
b. uniform function.
c. either normal of uniform depending on the situation.
d. probability density function.
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28. When a continuous probability distribution is used to approximate a discrete probability distribution, a value of 0.5
is added to and/or subtracted from the

a. area.
b. value of x.
c. value of z.
d. value of µ.

29. A continuous probability distribution that is useful in describing the time, or space, between occurrences of an event is
a(n) _____ probability distribution.
a. normal
b. uniform
c. exponential
d. Poisson

30. The exponential probability distribution is used with

a. a discrete random variable.
b. a continuous random variable.
c. any probability distribution with an exponential term.
d. an approximation of the binomial probability distribution.

31. Consider a binomial probability experiment with n = 3 and p = 0.1. Then, the probability of x = 0 is
a. 0.
b. 0.0001.
c. 0.001.
d. 0.729.

32. Larger values of the standard deviation result in a normal curve that is
a. skewed to the right.
b. skewed to the left.
c. narrower and more peaked.
d. wider and flatter.

33. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the normal probability distribution?
a. Symmetry
b. The total area under the curve is always equal to 1.
c. 99.72% of the time the random variable assumes a value within plus or minus 1 standard deviation of its mean.
d. The mean is equal to the median, which is also equal to the mode.

34. For a normal distribution, a negative value of z indicates

a. a mistake has been made in computations, because z is always positive.
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b. the area corresponding to the z is negative.
c. the z is to the left of the mean.
d. the z is to the right of the mean.

35. The mean of a standard normal probability distribution

a. is always equal to zero.
b. can be any value as long as it is positive.
c. can be any value.
d. is always greater than zero.

36. The standard deviation of a standard normal distribution

a. is always equal to zero.
b. is always equal to one.
c. can be any positive value.
d. can be any value.

37. A normal probability distribution

a. is a continuous probability distribution.
b. is a discrete probability distribution.
c. can be either continuous or discrete.
d. must have a standard deviation of 1.

38. A continuous random variable may assume

a. all values in an interval or collection of intervals.
b. only integer values in an interval or collection of intervals.
c. only fractional values in an interval or collection of intervals.
d. all the positive integer values in an interval.

39. If the mean of a normal distribution is negative,

a. the standard deviation must also be negative.
b. the variance must also be negative.
c. a mistake has been made in the computations, because the mean of a normal distribution cannot be negative.
d. none of these alternatives is correct.

40. A continuous random variable is uniformly distributed between a and b. The probability density function between a
and b is
a. zero.
b. (a - b).
c. (b - a).
d. 1/(b - a).

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41. For a standard normal distribution, the probability of z 0 is
a. 0.
b. -0.5.
c. 0.5.
d. 1.

42. The highest point of a normal curve occurs at

a. one standard deviation to the right of the mean.
b. two standard deviations to the right of the mean.
c. approximately three standard deviations to the right of the mean.
d. the mean.

43. The random variable x is known to be uniformly distributed between 70 and 100. The probability of x having a value
between 80 to 95 is
a. 0.75.
b. 0.5.
c. 0.05.
d. 1.

44. z is a standard normal random variable. The P(-1.96 z 1.4) equals

a. 0.9442.
b. 0.0558.
c. 0.8942.
d. 0.1058.

45. A standard normal distribution is a normal distribution with

a. a mean of 1 and a standard deviation of 0.
b. a mean of 0 and a standard deviation of 1.
c. any mean and a standard deviation of 1.
d. any mean and any standard deviation.

46. z is a standard normal random variable. The P (1.20 z 2.10) equals

a. 0.7618.
b. 0.2382.
c. 0.9028.
d. 0.0972.

47. z is a standard normal random variable. The P (-2.20 z 2.20) equals

a. 0.9645.
b. 0.0355.
c. 0.0278.
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d. 0.9722.

48. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the probability that -2.51 z -1.53?

a. 0.4950
b. 0.4370
c. 0.0570
d. 0.9310

49. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the probability that z -2.12?

a. 0.4830
b. 0.9830
c. 0.017
d. 0.966

50. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the probability that -2.08 z 1.46?

a. 0.9091
b. 0.4812
c. 0.4279
d. 0.0533

51. z is a standard normal random variable. The P (1.41 < z < 2.85) equals

a. 0.4978.
b. 0.4207.
c. 0.9185.
d. 0.0771.

52. x is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 7 and a standard deviation of 2. The probability that x is
between 6.48 and 7.56 is

a. 0.9524.
b. 0.0476.
c. 0.7872.
d. 0.2128.

53. x is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 6 and a variance of 4. The probability that x is greater than
8.75 is

a. 0.9154.
b. 0.0846.
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c. 0.0775.
d. 0.9225.

54. x is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 12 and a standard deviation of 3. The probability that x
equals 19.62 is

a. 0.000.
b. 0.0055.
c. 0.4945.
d. 0.9945.

55. x is a normally distributed random variable with a mean of 24 and a standard deviation of 6. The probability that x is
less than 11.5 is
a. 0.0186.
b. 0.9814.
c. 0.0076.
d. 0.9924.

56. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the value of z if the area to the right of z is 0.5?

a. 0.0000
b. 1.0000
c. 0.1915
d. 0.3413

57. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the value of z if the area to the left of z is 0.2345?

a. -0.72
b. 0.28
c. 0.72
d. -0.28

58. An exponential probability distribution

a. is a continuous distribution.
b. is a discrete distribution.
c. can be either continuous or discrete.
d. must be normally distributed.

59. z is a standard normal random variable. What is the value of z if the area to the right of z is 0.1213?

a. -1.17
b. 1.17
c. -0.17
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d. 0.17

60. z is a standard normal random variable. What is the value of z if the area between -z and z is 0.754?

a. 0.377
b. 0.123
c. 2.16
d. 1.16

61. z is a standard normal random variable. What is the value of z if the area to the right of z is 0.7444?

a. -0.66
b. 0.66
c. -1.66
d. 1.66

62. For a standard normal distribution, the probability of obtaining a z value between -1.4 to -0.35 is
a. 0.7176.
b. 0.2824.
c. 0.5561.
d. 0.4439.

63. For a standard normal distribution, the probability of obtaining a z value of less than 1.65 is
a. 0.8977.
b. 0.0123.
c. 0.0495.
d. 0.9505.

64. For a standard normal distribution, the probability of obtaining a z value between -1.6 to 1.8 is
a. 0.9093.
b. 0.0907.
c. 0.0189.
d. 0.9811.

65. The ages of students at a university are normally distributed with a mean of 21. What percentage of the student body is
at least 21 years old?
a. It could be any value, depending on the magnitude of the standard deviation
b. 50%
c. 21%
d. 1.96%

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66. z is a standard normal random variable. The P(1.5 < z < 2.3) equals

a. 0.9439.
b. 0.0561.
c. 0.9225.
d. 0.0775.

67. z is a standard normal random variable. The P(z > 2.11) equals

a. 0.4821.
b. 0.9821.
c. 0.5.
d. 0.0174.

68. z is a standard normal random variable. The P(-1.5 < z < 1.09) equals

a. 0.4322.
b. 0.3621.
c. 0.7953.
d. 0.0711.

69. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the value of z if the area to the left of z is 0.9582?

a. -1.7
b. 1.7
c. 0.7
d. -0.7

70. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the value of z if the area to the right of z is 0.1801?

a. 0.91
b. -0.91
c. 0.09
d. -0.09

71. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the value of z if the area to the right of z is 0.9634?

a. 1.79
b. -1.79
c. 0.79
d. -0.79

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72. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the value of z if the area between -z and z is 0.9812?

a. 2.35
b. 2.07
c. 0.25
d. 1.96

73. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the value of z if the area to the left of z is 0.0119?

a. -1.26
b. 1.26
c. -2.26
d. 2.26

74. Given that z is a standard normal random variable, what is the value of z if the area between -z and z is 0.7243?

a. 3.09
b. 2.09
c. 0.09
d. 1.09

75. Use the normal approximation to the binomial distribution to answer this question. Eleven percent of all students at a
large university are absent on Mondays. If a random sample of 12 names is called on a Monday, what is the probability
that four students are absent?
a. 0.0285
b. 0.9935
c. 0.0065
d. 0.9715

76. The assembly time for a product is uniformly distributed between 2 to 10 minutes. What is the value of probability
density function in the interval between 2 and 10?
a. 0.25
b. 0.125
c. 8.00
d. 0.00

77. The assembly time for a product is uniformly distributed between 2to 10 minutes. The probability of assembling the
product between 7 to 9 minutes is
a. 0.
b. 0.50.
c. 0.2.
d. 0.25.
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78. The assembly time for a product is uniformly distributed between 2 to 10 minutes. The probability of assembling the
product in less than 6 minutes is
a. 0.
b. 0.50.
c. 0.25.
d. 1.

79. The assembly time for a product is uniformly distributed between 2to 10 minutes. The probability of assembling the
product in 4minutes or more is
a. 0.25.
b. 0.75.
c. 0.
d. 1.

80. The assembly time for a product is uniformly distributed between 6 to 10 minutes. The standard deviation of assembly
time (in minutes) is approximately
a. 1.3333.
b. 1.1547.
c. 0.1111.
d. 0.5773.

81. The assembly time for a product is uniformly distributed between 6 to 10 minutes. The expected assembly time (in
minutes) is
a. 16.
b. 2.
c. 8.
d. 4.

82. The weight of football players is normally distributed with a mean of 200 pounds and a standard deviation of 25
pounds. The probability of a player weighing more than 250 pounds is
a. 0.228.
b. 0.9772.
c. 0.0022.
d. 0.9978.

83. The weight of football players is normally distributed with a mean of 200 pounds and a standard deviation of 25
pounds. The probability of a player weighing less than 240 pounds is
a. 0.0548.
b. 0.9452.
c. 0.9956.
d. 0.0044.

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84. The weight of football players is normally distributed with a mean of 200 pounds and a standard deviation of 25
pounds. What percent of players weigh between 175 and 225 pounds?
a. 50%
b. 68.27%
c. 31.73%
d. 95%

85. The weight of football players is normally distributed with a mean of 200 pounds and a standard deviation of 25
pounds. What is the minimum weight of the middle 95% of the players?
a. 196
b. 151
c. 249
d. 190

86. What is the mean of x, given the function below?

f(x) = (1/10) e-x/10 x 0
a. 0.10
b. 10
c. 100
d. 1,000

87. What is the probability that x is between 3 and 6, given the function below?
f(x) = (1/10) e-x/10 x 0
a. 0.4512
b. 0.1920
c. 0.2592
d. 0.6065

88. What is the probability that x is less than 5, given the function below?
f(x) = (1/10) e-x/10 x 0
a. 0.6065
b. 0.0606
c. 0.3935
d. 0.9393

89. The travel time for a college student traveling between her home and her college is uniformly distributed between 40
and 90 minutes. The probability that she will finish her trip in 60 minutes or less is
a. 0.8.
b. 0.4.
c. 0.2.
d. 1.00.

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90. The travel time for a college student traveling between her home and her college is uniformly distributed between 40
and 90 minutes. The probability that her trip will take longer than 80 minutes is
a. 1.00.
b. 0.40.
c. 0.20.
d. 0.80.

91. The travel time for a college student traveling between her home and her college is uniformly distributed between 40
and 90 minutes. The probability that her trip will take exactly 50 minutes is
a. zero.
b. 0.02.
c. 0.06.
d. 0.20.

92. The starting salaries of individuals with an MBA degree are normally distributed with a mean of $40,000 and a
standard deviation of $5,000. What is the probability that a randomly selected individual with an MBA degree will get a
starting salary of at least $30,000?
a. 0.4772
b. 0.9772
c. 0.0228
d. 0.5000

93. The starting salaries of individuals with an MBA degree are normally distributed with a mean of $40,000 and a
standard deviation of $5,000. What is the probability that a randomly selected individual with an MBA degree will get a
starting salary of at least $47,500?
a. 0.4332
b. 0.9332
c. 0.0668
d. 0.5000

94. The starting salaries of individuals with an MBA degree are normally distributed with a mean of $40,000 and a
standard deviation of $5,000. What percentage of MBA's will have starting salaries of $34,000 to $46,000?
a. 38.49%
b. 38.59%
c. 50%
d. 76.98%

95. The life expectancy of a particular brand of tire is normally distributed with a mean of 40,000 and a standard deviation
of 5,000 miles. What is the probability that a randomly selected tire will have a life of at least 35,000 miles?
a. 0.1587
b. 0.8413
c. 0.0000
d. 1.0000

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96. The life expectancy of a particular brand of tire is normally distributed with a mean of 40,000 and a standard deviation
of 5,000 miles. What is the probability that a randomly selected tire will have a life of at least 52,500 miles?
a. 0.0062
b. 0.9938
c. 0.0000
d. 1.0000

97. The life expectancy of a particular brand of tire is normally distributed with a mean of 40,000 and a standard deviation
of 5,000 miles. What percentage of tires will have a life of 35,000 to 45,000 miles?
a. 31.73%
b. 68.27%
c. 50%
d. 95%

98. The life expectancy of a particular brand of tire is normally distributed with a mean of 40,000 and a standard deviation
of 5,000 miles. What is the probability that a randomly selected tire will have a life of exactly 42,500 miles?
a. 0.0000
b. 1.0000
c. 0.5000
d. 0.9500

99. A professor at a local university noted that the exam grades of her students were normally distributed with a mean of
73 and a standard deviation of 11. The professor has informed us that 8.75 percent of her students received grades of A.
What is the minimum score needed to receive a grade of A?
a. 85.00
b. 95.00
c. 87.92
d. 90.00

100. A professor at a local university noted that the exam grades of her students were normally distributed with a mean of
73 and a standard deviation of 11. Students who made 59.99 or lower on the exam failed the course. What percent of
students failed the course?
a. 11.85%
b. 88.15%
c. 1.80%
d. 98.20%

101. A professor at a local university noted that the exam grades of her students were normally distributed with a mean of
73 and a standard deviation of 11. If 69.5 percent of the students received grades of C or better, what is the minimum
score of those who received C's?
a. 70.39
b. 67.39
c. 50.39
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d. 65.39

102. The time it takes to travel from home to the office is normally distributed with μ = 25 minutes and σ = 5 minutes.
What is the probability the trip takes more than 32 minutes?
a. .9701
b. .1995
c. .9192
d. .0808

103. The uniform distribution defined over the interval from 25 to 40 has the probability density function
a. f(x) = 1/40 for all x.
b. f(x) = 5/8 for 25  x  40 and f(x) = 0 elsewhere.
c. f(x) = 1/25 for 0 < x < 25 and f(x) = 1/40 for 26  x  40.
d. f(x) = 1/15 for 25 < x  40 and f(x) = 0 elsewhere.

104. In a Poisson probability problem, the rate of errors is one every two hours. To find the probability of three defects in
four hours,
a. μ = 1, x = 4.
b. μ = 2, x = 3.
c. μ = 3, x = 2.
d. μ = 3, x = 6.

105. Which of the following are continuous random variables?

I. The weight of an elephant
II. The time to answer a questionnaire
III. The number of floors in a skyscraper
IV. The square feet of countertop in a kitchen
a. I and II only
b. III and IV only
c. I, II and IV only
d. I, II, II, and IV

106. The probability distribution that can be described by just one parameter is the
a. uniform.
b. normal.
c. exponential.
d. binomial.

107. Which of the following probability distributions have the same value for mean, median, and mode?

a. Uniform
b. Normal
c. Exponential
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d. Poisson

108. The area of the continuous uniform probability distribution is

a. triangular.
b. rectangular.
c. bell-shaped.
d. a series of vertical lines.

109. There is a lower limit but no upper limit for a random variable that follows the _____ probability distribution.
a. uniform
b. normal
c. exponential
d. binomial

110. If arrivals follow a Poisson probability distribution, the time between successive arrivals must follow a(n)
_____ probability distribution.
a. Poisson
b. normal
c. uniform
d. exponential

111. Joe's Record World has two stores and sales at each store follow a normal distribution. For store 1, μ = $2,000 and σ
= $200 per day; for store 2, μ = $1,900 and σ = $300 per day. Which store is more likely to have a day’s sales in excess of
$2200?
a. Store 1
b. Store 2
c. Store 1 and store 2 are equally likely
d. More information is needed

112. Whenever the probability is proportional to the length of the interval in which the random variable can assume a
value, the random variable is _____ distributed.
a. uniformly
b. normally
c. Poisson
d. exponentially

113. The time it takes to travel from home to the office is normally distributed with μ = 25 minutes and σ = 5 minutes.
What is the probability the trip takes between 20 and 30 minutes?
a. .3413
b. .4206
c. .6826
d. .8413

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114. The time it takes to travel from home to the office is normally distributed with μ = 25 minutes and σ = 5 minutes.
What is the probability the trip takes more than 40 minutes?
a. .0013
b. .0130
c. .9987
d. .9990

115. An experiment consists of measuring the speed of automobiles on a highway by the use of radar equipment. The
random variable in this experiment is speed, measured in miles per hour. This random variable is a _____ random
variable.
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. discrete
d. continuous

Subjective Short Answer

116. The average price of cell phones manufactured by Ahmadi, Inc. is $98 with a standard deviation of $12.
Furthermore, it is known that the prices of the cell phones manufactured by Ahmadi are normally distributed.
a. What percentage of cell phones produced by Ahmadi, Inc. will have prices of at least $120.20?
Cell phones with prices of at least $81.80 will get a free gift. What percentage of the cell
b.
phones will be eligible for the free gift?
c. What are the minimum and the maximum values of the middle 95% of cell phone prices?
If 7,218 of the Ahmadi cell phones were priced at least $119.00, how many cell phones were
d.
produced by Ahmadi, Inc.?

117. The driving time for an individual from his home to his work is uniformly distributed between 300 to 480 seconds.
a. Determine the probability density function.
b. Compute the probability that the driving time will be less than or equal to 435 seconds.
c. Determine the expected driving time.
d. Compute the variance.
e. Compute the standard deviation.
118. The Body Paint, an automobile body paint shop, has determined that the painting time of automobiles is uniformly
distributed and that the required time ranges between 45 minutes to 1 hours.

a. Give a mathematical expression for the probability density function.

b. What is the probability that the painting time will be less than or equal to one hour?
c. What is the probability that the painting time will be more than 50 minutes?
d. Determine the expected painting time and its standard deviation.

119. For a standard normal distribution, determine the probabilities of obtaining the following z values. It is helpful to
draw a normal distribution for each case and show the corresponding area.
a. Greater than zero
b. Between -2.5 and -2.0
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c. Less than 1.7
d. Between -1.8 to 1.8
e. Between 1.25 and 1.75

120. A professor at a local community college noted that the grades of his students were normally distributed with a mean
of 74 and a standard deviation of 10. The professor has informed us that 7.5 percent of his students received A's while
only 2.25 percent of his students failed the course and received F's.

a. What is the minimum score needed to make an A?

b. What is the maximum score among those who received an F?
c. If there were 5 students who did not pass the course, how many students took the course?

121. The time it takes to hand carve a guitar neck is uniformly distributed between 110 and 190 minutes.
a. What is the probability that a guitar neck can be carved between 95 and 165 minutes?
b. What is the probability that the guitar neck can be carved between 120 and 200 minutes?
c. Determine the expected completion time for carving the guitar neck.
d. Compute the standard deviation.

122. Scores on a recent national statistics exam were normally distributed with a mean of 80 and a standard deviation of 8.
a. What is the probability that a randomly selected exam will have a score of at least 71?
b. What percentage of exams will have scores between 89 and 92?
If the top 2.5% of test scores receive merit awards, what is the lowest score eligible for an
c.
award?

123. The average starting salary of this year's MBA students is $45,000 with a standard deviation of $5,000. Furthermore,
it is known that the starting salaries are normally distributed. What are the minimum and the maximum starting salaries of
the middle 95% of MBA graduates?

124. The average starting salary for this year's graduates at a large university (LU) is $35,000 with a standard deviation of
$6,000. Furthermore, it is known that the starting salaries are normally distributed.
What is the probability that a randomly selected LU graduate will have a starting salary of at
a.
least $38,400?
Individuals with starting salaries of less than $19,600 receive a low income tax break. What
b.
percentage of the graduates will receive the tax break?
What are the minimum and the maximum starting salaries of the middle 98% of the LU
c.
graduates?

125. "VITAMINS R US" is a large manufacturer of various kinds of liquid vitamins. The quality control department has
noted that the bottles of vitamins marked 4 ounces vary in content with a standard deviation of 0.25 ounces. Assume the
contents of the bottles are normally distributed.
a. What percentage of all bottles produced contains more than 4.51 ounces of vitamins?
b. What percentage of all bottles produced contains less than 4.925 ounces?
c. What percentage of bottles produced contains between 3.6 to 4.2 ounces?

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d. Ninety-five percent of the bottles will contain at least how many ounces?
e. What percentage of the bottles contains between 4.3 and 4.6 ounces?

126. The Globe Fishery packs shrimp that weigh more than 1.91 ounces each in packages marked" large" and shrimp that
weigh less than 0.47 ounces each into packages marked "small"; the remainder are packed in "medium" size packages. If a
day's catch showed that 19.77 percent of the shrimp were large and 6.06 percent were small, determine the mean and the
standard deviation for the shrimp weights. Assume that the shrimps' weights are normally distributed.

127. The monthly earnings of computer programmers are normally distributed with a mean of $4,000. If only 1.7 percent
of programmers have monthly incomes of less than $2,834, what is the value of the standard deviation of the monthly
earnings of the computer programmers?

128. A major department store has determined that its customers charge an average of $500 per month, with a standard
deviation of $80. Assume the amounts of charges are normally distributed.
a. What percentage of customers charges more than $380 per month?
b. What percentage of customers charges less than $340 per month?
c. What percentage of customers charges between $644 and $700 per month?

129. The First National Mortgage Company has noted that 6% of its customers pay their mortgage payments after the due
date.
What is the probability that in a random sample of 150 customers 7 will be late on their
a.
payments?
What is the probability that in a random sample of 150 customers at least 10 will be late on
b.
their payments?

130. The salaries of the employees of a corporation are normally distributed with a mean of $25,000 and a standard
deviation of $5,000.
What is the probability that a randomly selected employee will have a starting salary of at least
a.
$31,000?
b. What percentage of employees has salaries of less than $12,200?
c. What are the minimum and the maximum salaries of the middle 95% of the employees?
If sixty-eight of the employees have incomes of at least $35,600, how many individuals are
d.
employed in the corporation?

131. A manufacturing process produces items whose weights are normally distributed. It is known that 22.57% of all the
items produced weigh between 100 grams up to the mean and 49.18% weigh from the mean up to 190 grams. Determine
the mean and the standard deviation.

132. The daily dinner bills in a local restaurant are normally distributed with a mean of $28 and a standard deviation of
$6.
a. What is the probability that a randomly selected bill will be at least $39.10?
b. What percentage of the bills will be less than $16.90?
c. What are the minimum and maximum of the middle 95% of the bills?

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If twelve of one day's bills had a value of at least $43.06, how many bills did the restaurant
d.
collect on that day?

133. The price of a bond is uniformly distributed between $80 and $85.
a. What is the probability that the bond price will be at least $82?
b. What is the probability that the bond price will be between $82 to $85?
c. Determine the expected price of the bond.
d. Compute the standard deviation for the bond price.

134. The price of a stock is uniformly distributed between $30 and $40.
a. What is the probability that the stock price will be more than $36?
b. What is the probability that the stock price will be less than or equal to $33?
c. What is the probability that the stock price will be between $33 and $38?
d. Determine the expected price of the stock.
e. Determine the standard deviation for the stock price.

135. A random variable x is uniformly distributed between 45 and 150.

a. Determine the probability of x = 48.
b. What is the probability of x 60?
c. What is the probability of x 50?
d. Determine the expected value of x and its standard deviation.

136. The length of time patients must wait to see a doctor in a local clinic is uniformly distributed between 15 minutes and
2 1/2 hours.
a. What is the probability of a patient waiting exactly 50 minutes?
b. What is the probability that a patient would have to wait between 45 minutes and 2 hours?
c. Compute the probability that a patient would have to wait over 2 hours.
d. Determine the expected waiting time and its standard deviation.

137. The monthly income of residents of Daisy City is normally distributed with a mean of $3000 and a standard
deviation of $500.
The mayor of Daisy City makes $2,250 a month. What percentage of Daisy City's residents has
a.
incomes that are more than the mayor's?
Individuals with incomes of less than $1,985 per month are exempt from city taxes. What
b.
percentage of residents is exempt from city taxes?
c. What are the minimum and the maximum incomes of the middle 95% of the residents?
Two hundred residents have incomes of at least $4,440 per month. What is the population of
d.
Daisy City?

138. z is a standard normal random variable. Compute the following probabilities.

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a. P(-1.52 z 1.43)
b. P(1.08 z 2.13)
c. P(z 2.22)
d. P(z -2.6)
e. P(z -2.4)

139. The length of time it takes students to complete a statistics examination is uniformly distributed and varies between
40 and 60 minutes.
a. Find the mathematical expression for the probability density function.
Compute the probability that a student will take between 45 and 50 minutes to complete the
b.
examination.
Compute the probability that a student will take no more than 40 minutes to complete the
c.
examination.
d. What is the expected amount of time it takes a student to complete the examination?
e. What is the variance for the amount of time it takes a student to complete the examination?

140. The advertised weight on a can of soup is 10 ounces. The actual weight in the cans follows a uniform distribution and
varies between 9.3 and 10.3 ounces.
a. Give the mathematical expression for the probability density function.
b. What is the probability that a can of soup will have between 9.4 and 10.3 ounces?
c. What is the mean weight of a can of soup?
d. What is the standard deviation of the weight?

141. z is a standard normal random variable. Compute the following probabilities.

a. P(-1.23 z 2.58)
b. P(1.83 z 1.96)
c. P(z 1.32)
d. P(z 2.52)
e. P(z -1.63)
f. P(z -1.38)
g. P(-2.37 z -1.54)
h. P(z = 2.56)

142. The miles-per-gallon obtained by the 1995 model Z cars is normally distributed with a mean of 22 miles-per-gallon
and a standard deviation of 5 miles-per-gallon.
a. What is the probability that a car will get between 13.35 and 35.1 miles-per-gallon?
b. What is the probability that a car will get more than 29.6 miles-per-gallon?
c. What is the probability that a car will get less than 21 miles-per-gallon?
d. What is the probability that a car will get exactly 22 miles-per-gallon?

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143. The salaries at a corporation are normally distributed with an average salary of $29,000 and a standard deviation of
$3,000.
a. What is the probability that an employee will have a salary between $22,520 and $33,480?
b. What is the probability that an employee will have a salary more than $31,880?
c. What is the probability that an employee will have a salary less than $28,440?

144. z is a standard normal variable. Find the value of z in the following.

a. The area between 0 and z is 0.4678.
b. The area to the right of z is 0.1112.
c. The area to the left of z is 0.8554
d. The area between -z and z is 0.754.
e. The area to the left of -z is 0.0681.
f. The area to the right of -z is 0.9803.

145. The monthly earnings of computer systems analysts are normally distributed with a mean of $4,300. If only 1.07
percent of the systems analysts have a monthly income of more than $6,140, what is the value of the standard deviation of
the monthly earnings of the computer systems analysts?

146. A major credit card company has determined that its customers charge an average of $280 per month on their
accounts with a standard deviation of $20.
a. What percentage of the customers charges more than $275 per month?
b. What percentage of the customers charges less than $243 per month?
c. What percentage of the customers charges between $241 and $301.60 per month?

147. The ticket sales for events held at the new civic center are believed to be normally distributed with a mean of 15,000
and a standard deviation of 2,000.
a. What is the probability of selling more than 12,000 tickets?
b. What is the probability of selling between 11,500 and 17,000 tickets?
c. What is the probability of selling less than 12,500 tickets?

148. In a normal distribution, it is known that 27.34% of all the items are included from 100 up to the mean, and another
45.99% of all the items are included from the mean up to 145. Determine the mean and the standard deviation of the
distribution.

149. The records show that 7% of the items produced by a machine do not meet the specifications. Use the normal
approximation to the binomial distribution to answer the following questions. What is the probability that a sample of 100
units contains
a. Five or more defective units?
b. Three or fewer defective units?
c. Ten or fewer defective units?

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150. Approximate the following binomial probabilities by the use of normal approximation.
a. P(x < 12, n = 50, p = 0.3)
b. P(12 < x < 18, n = 50, p = 0.3)

151. An airline has determined that 25% of its international flights are not on time. Use the normal approximation to the
binomial distribution to answer the following questions. What is the probability that of the next 80 international flights
a. fifteen or fewer will not be on time?
b. eighteen or more will not be on time?
c. exactly 17 will not be on time?

152. The time it takes a mechanic to change the oil in a car is exponentially distributed with a mean of 5 minutes.
a. What is the probability density function for the time it takes to change the oil?
b. What is the probability that it will take a mechanic less than 6 minutes to change the oil?
c. What is the probability that it will take a mechanic between 3 and 5 minutes to change the oil?
d. What is the variance of the time it takes to change the oil?

153. The time it takes a worker on an assembly line to complete a task is exponentially distributed with a mean of 8
minutes.
a. What is the probability density function for the time it takes to complete the task?
b. What is the probability that it will take a worker less than 4 minutes to complete the task?
What is the probability that it will take a worker between 6 and 10 minutes to complete the
c.
task?

154. For a standard normal distribution, determine the probability of obtaining a z value of
a. greater than zero.
b. between -2.34 to -2.55.
c. less than 1.86.
d. between -1.95 to 2.7.
e. between 1.5 to 2.75.

155. The weights of items produced by a company are normally distributed with a mean of 4.5 ounces and a standard
deviation of 0.3 ounces.
What is the probability that a randomly selected item from the production will weigh at least
a.
4.25 ounces?
b. What percentage of the items weigh between 4.8 to 5.0 ounces?
c. Determine the minimum weight of the heaviest 5% of all items produced.
If 27,875 of the items of the entire production weigh at least 5.01 ounces, how many items
d.
have been produced?

156. The life expectancy of Timely brand watches is normally distributed with a mean of four years and a standard
deviation of eight months.

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What is the probability that a randomly selected watch will be in working condition for more
a.
than five years?
The company has a three-year warranty period on their watches. What percentage of their
b.
watches will be in operating condition after the warranty period?
c. What is the minimum and the maximum life expectancy of the middle 95% of the watches?
d. Ninety-five percent of the watches will have a life expectancy of at least how many months?

157. The weights of the contents of cans of tomato sauce produced by a company are normally distributed with a mean of
8 ounces and a standard deviation of 0.2 ounces.
a. What percentage of all cans produced contain more than 8.3 ounces of tomato paste?
b. What percentage of all cans produced contain less than 7.9 ounces?
c. What percentage of cans contains between 7.4 and 8.3 ounces?
d. Ninety-five percent of cans will contain at least how many ounces?
e. What percentage of cans contains between 8.2 and 8.4 ounces?

158. A professor at a local university noted that the grades of her students were normally distributed with a mean of 78
and a standard deviation of 10.
The professor has informed us that 16.6 percent of her students received grades of A. What is
a.
the minimum score needed to receive a grade of A?
If 12.1 percent of her students failed the course and received F's, what was the maximum score
b.
among those who received an F?
If 33 percent of the students received grades of B or better (i.e., A's and B's), what is the
c.
minimum score of those who received a B?

159. In grading eggs into small, medium, and large, the Nancy Farms packs the eggs that weigh more than 3.6 ounces in
packages marked "large" and the eggs that weigh less than 2.4 ounces into packages marked "small"; the remainder are
packed in packages marked "medium." If a day's packaging contained 10.2% large and 4.18% small eggs, determine the
mean and the standard deviation for the eggs' weights. Assume that the distribution of the weights is normal.

160. The weekly earnings of bus drivers are normally distributed with a mean of $395. If only 1.1 percent of the bus
drivers have a weekly income of more than $429.35, what is the value of the standard deviation of the weekly earnings of
the bus drivers?

161. A local bank has determined that the daily balances of the checking accounts of its customers are normally
distributed with an average of $280 and a standard deviation of $20.
a. What percentage of its customers has daily balances of more than $270?
b. What percentage of its customers has daily balances less than $250?
c. What percentage of its customers' balances is between $241 and $301.60?

162. The contents of soft drink bottles are normally distributed with a mean of twelve ounces and a standard deviation of
one ounce.
What is the probability that a randomly selected bottle will contain more than ten ounces of
a.
soft drink?
b. What is the probability that a randomly selected bottle will contain between 9.5 and 11 ounces?
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c. What percentage of the bottles will contain less than 10.5 ounces of soft drink?

163. The time between arrivals of customers at the drive-up window of a bank follows an exponential probability
distribution with a mean of 10 minutes.
a. What is the probability that the arrival time between customers will be 7 minutes or less?
What is the probability that the arrival time between customers will be between 3 and 7
b.
minutes?

164. The time required to assemble a part of a machine follows an exponential probability distribution with a mean of 14
minutes.
a. What is the probability that the part can be assembled in 7 minutes or less?
b. What is the probability that the part can be assembled between 3.5 and 7 minutes?

165. The time it takes to completely tune an engine of an automobile follows an exponential distribution with a mean of
40 minutes.
a. What is the probability of tuning an engine in 30 minutes or less?
b. What is the probability of tuning an engine between 30 and 35 minutes?

166. The life expectancy of computer terminals is normally distributed with a mean of 4 years and a standard deviation of
10 months.
a. What is the probability that a randomly selected terminal will last more than 6years?
b. What percentage of terminals will last between 4and 6 years?
c. What percentage of terminals will last less than 4 years?
d. What percentage of terminals will last between 2.5 and 4.5 years?
If the manufacturer guarantees the terminals for 3 years (and will replace them if they
e.
malfunction), what percentage of terminals will be replaced?

167. Approximate the following binomial probabilities by the use of normal approximation. Twenty percent of students
who finish high school do not go to college. What is the probability that in a sample of 80 high school students
a. exactly 20 will not go to college?
b. 70 or more will go to college?
c. 13 or fewer will not go to college?

168. Approximate the following binomial probabilities by the use of normal approximation. Eight percent of customers of
a bank keep a minimum balance of $500 in their checking accounts. What is the probability that in a random sample of
100 customers
a. exactly 6 keep the minimum balance of $500?
b. exactly 11 keep the minimum balance of $500?
c. 6 or fewer keep the minimum balance of $500?
d. 5 or more keep the minimum balance of $500?
e. 10 or fewer keep the minimum balance of $500?
f. 11 or fewer keep the minimum balance of $500?

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169. Approximate the following binomial probabilities by the use of normal approximation.
a. P(x = 18, n = 50, p = 0.3)
b. P(x 15, n = 50, p = 0.3)
c. P(x 12, n = 50, p = 0.3)
d. P(12 x 18, n = 50, p = 0.3)

170. Twenty percent of the employees of a large company are recent college graduates. Use the normal approximation of
the binomial probabilities to answer the following questions. What is the probability that in a random sample of 80
employees
a. exactly 15 will be recent college graduates?
b. 14 or more will be recent college graduates?
c. 15 or fewer will be recent college graduates?
d. 18 or more will be recent college graduates
e. exactly 17 will be recent college graduates?

171. The average life expectancy of dishwashers produced by a company is 6 years with a standard deviation of 8 months.
Assume that the lives of dishwashers are normally distributed.
What is the probability that a randomly selected dishwasher will have a life expectancy of at
a.
least 7 years, 6 months?
Dishwashers that fail operating in less than 4 years, 9 months will be replaced free of charge.
b.
What percent of dishwashers are expected to be replaced free of charge?
What are the minimum and the maximum life expectancy of the middle 95% of the
c.
dishwashers' lives? Give your answer in months.
If 155 of this year's dishwasher production fail operating in less than 4 years and 4 months,
d.
how many dishwashers were produced this year?

172. The average starting salary of this year’s graduates of a large university (LU) is $25,000 with a standard deviation of
$5,000. Furthermore, it is known that the starting salaries are normally distributed.
What is the probability that a randomly selected LU graduate will have a starting salary of at
a.
least $31,000?
Individuals with starting salaries of less than $12,200 receive a low income tax break. What
b.
percentage of the graduates will receive the tax break?
What are the minimum and the maximum starting salaries of the middle 95% of the LU
c.
graduates?
If 68 of the recent graduates have salaries of at least $35,600, how many students graduated
d.
this year from this university?

173. The average starting salary of this year’s graduates of a large university (LU) is $20,000 with a standard deviation of
$8,000. Furthermore, it is known that the starting salaries are normally distributed.
What is the probability that a randomly selected LU graduate will have a starting salary of at
a.
least $30,400?
Individuals with starting salaries of less than $15,600 receive a low income tax break. What
b.
percentage of the graduates will receive the tax break?
What are the minimum and the maximum starting salaries of the middle 95% of the LU
c.
graduates?

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If 189 of the recent graduates have salaries of at least $32,240, how many students graduated
d.
this year from this university?

174. The SAT scores of students are normally distributed with a mean of 950 and a standard deviation of 200.
Nancy Bright’s SAT score was 1390. What percentage of students have scores higher than
a.
Nancy Bright?
b. What percentage of students score between 1100 and 1200?
c. What are the minimum and the maximum values of the middle 87.4% of the scores?
d. There were 165 students who scored above 1432. How many students took the SAT?

175. The prices of condos in a city are normally distributed with a mean of $90,000 and a standard deviation of $28,000.
The city government exempts the cheapest 6.68% of the condos from city taxes. What is the
a.
maximum price of the condos that will be exempt from city taxes?
If 1.79% of the most expensive condos are subject to a luxury tax, what is the minimum price
b.
of condos that will be subject to the luxury tax?

176. The Mathematics part of the SAT scores of students at UTC are normally distributed with a mean of 500 and a
standard deviation of 75.
If 2.28 percent of the students who had the highest scores received scholarships, what was the
a.
minimum score among those who received scholarships? Do not round your answer.
It is known that 6.3 percent of students who applied to UTC were not accepted. What is the
b.
highest score of those who were denied acceptance? Do not round your answer.
c. What percentage of students had scores between 575 and 650?

177. The average life expectancy of computers produced by Ahmadi, Inc. is 6 years with a standard deviation of 10
months. Assume that the lives of computers are normally distributed. Suggestion: For this problem, convert ALL of the
units to months.
a. What is the probability that a randomly selected computer will have a life expectancy of at least 7 years?

b. Computers that fail in less than 5 years will be replaced free of charge. What percentage of computers are expected to
be replaced free of charge?
What are the minimum and the maximum life expectancy of the middle 95% of the computers’ lives? Give your answers
c.
in months and do not round your answers.
The company is expecting that only 104 of this year’s production will fail in less than 3 years and 8 months. How many
d.
computers were produced this year?

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