Statistics Homework Chapter 8

Uniform Probabilities between interval a and

b
Prx1<X<x2=Base ×Height=(x2-x1)1b-a
Normal Probability Density Function Z Score (standardizing)
fx=1σ2πe-12x-μσ2 Notation Z=X-μσ
X~N(μ, σ)

8.9 The weekly output of a steel mill is a uniformly distributed random variable that lies between 110 and 175 metric tons.
a. Compute the probability that the still mill will produce more than 150 metric tons next week.
b. Determine the probability that the steel mill will produce between 120 and 160 metric tons next week.

8.10 The operations manager labels any week that is in the bottom 20% of production a “bad week.” How many metric
tons should be used to define a bad week?

8.12 The following function is the density function for the random variable X:
fx=x-18   1<x<5
a. Graph the density function.
b. Find the probability that X lies between 2 and 4.
c. What is the probability that X is less than 3?

8.32 Find z.045

8.44 A new car that is a gas- and electric-powered hybrid has recently hit the market. The distance traveled on 1 gallon of
fuel is normally distributed with a mean of 65 miles and a standard deviation of 4 miles. Find the probability of the
following events.
a. The car travels more than 70 miles per gallon.
b. The car travels less than 60 miles per gallon.
c. The car travels between 55 and 70 miles per gallon.

8.56 How much money does a typical family of four spend at McDonald’s restaurants per visit? The amount is a normally
distributed random variable whose mean is $16.40 and whose standard deviation is $2.75.
a. Find the probability that a family of four spends less than $10.
b. What is the amount below which only 10% of families of four spend at McDonald’s?

• Suppose that salaries of managers in a certain industry have a histogram which is approximately a normal curve with
mean = $75,000 and st. dev. = $8,000. What proportion of these managers have salaries that are at least $80,000; less
than $60,000; between $65,000 and $72,000? 90% of these managers earn at least how much?