350 babies were born at Neo Hospital in the past 6 months. The average weight for the babies was found to be 6.8lbs, with a standard deviation of 0.5lbs. How many babies would you expect to weigh more than 7.8lbs?
Q. 350 babies were born at Neo Hospital in the past 6 months. The average weight for the babies was found to be 6.8lbs, with a standard deviation of 0.5lbs. How many babies would you expect to weigh more than 7.8lbs?
Identify Mean and SD: Identify the mean and standard deviation.The mean weight of the babies is 6.8lbs, and the standard deviation is 0.5lbs.
Calculate Z-Score: Calculate the z-score for 7.8 lbs.Z=standard deviationX−mean=0.57.8−6.8=2.0
Find Percentile: Use the z-score to find the corresponding percentile.A z-score of 2.0 corresponds to the 97.72nd percentile in a standard normal distribution. This means 97.72% of the data falls below 7.8 lbs.
Calculate Babies: Calculate the number of babies weighing more than 7.8 lbs.2.28% of the babies are expected to weigh more than 7.8 lbs (100%−97.72%).Number of babies = 2.28% of 350 = 0.0228×350=7.98
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