The heights of adult males in the United States are normally distributed with mean .
Standard deviation .
(a)
\If one man is randomly selected.
\Find the probability that an adult male between and
.
probability that an adult male between and
is
.
Standardize to
using
- Score formula.
- Score formula is
.
Where is standard deviation,
is the mean.
From z - score table the probability is .
Therefore, .
\
(b)
\If one man is randomly selected.
\Find the probability that he weight should not exceed 175 lb.
\Probability of man weight exceeds 175 lb is .
Standardize x to z using z - Score formula.
\z - Score formula is .
Where σ is standard deviation,
\μ is the mean.
\From z - score table the probability is .
Therefore, .
(a) .
(b) .