X is a normally distributed random variable with mean 43 and standard deviation 11. What is the probability that X is between 41 and 45? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth.
Q. X is a normally distributed random variable with mean 43 and standard deviation 11. What is the probability that X is between 41 and 45? Write your answer as a decimal rounded to the nearest thousandth.
Given Data: Mean (μ) is 43 and standard deviation (σ) is 11. We need to find P(41 < X < 45).
Calculate z-score for X=41: First, calculate the z-score for X=41. Z=σX−μ=1141−43=11−2≈−0.1818.
Calculate z-score for X=45: Now, calculate the z-score for X=45. Z=σX−μ=1145−43=112≈0.1818.
Use 0.68-0.95-0.997 Rule: Using the 0.68-0.95-0.997 rule, we know that approximately 68% of the data falls within one standard deviation of the mean. However, our z-scores are less than 1, so we need to estimate the probability for this smaller range.
Estimate Probability Range: Since the z-scores −0.1818 and 0.1818 are close to 0, we can estimate that the probability P(41 < X < 45) is less than 34% (which is half of 68%). We need to look up the exact values in the z-table or use a calculator for more precision.
Find Exact Probabilities: After looking up the z-scores in the z-table or using a calculator, we find that the probability for z=−0.1818 is approximately 0.4281 and for z=0.1818 is approximately 0.5719.
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