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The drive-thru times at Tim Horton’s are normally distributed with µ = 138.5 seconds and σ = 29 seconds.
(a) What is the probability that a randomly selected car will get through the drive-thru in less than 100 seconds?
(b) What is the probability that a randomly selected car will spend more than 160 seconds in the drive-thru?
(c) What proportion of cars spend between 2 and 3 minutes in the drive-thru?
(d) Would it be unusual for a car to spend more than 3 minutes in the drive-thru? Why?
According to the given question, the drive-thru times at Tim Horton’s are normally distributed with mean
seconds and standard deviation
seconds.
(a) The probability that a randomly selected car will get through the drive-thru in less than 100 seconds is .
Explanation:
The area under the standard normal curve is determined from a standard normal table as:
The area is shaded in black as:
(b) The probability that a randomly selected car will spend more than 160 seconds in the drive-thru is .
Explanation:
The area over the standard normal curve from is determined from a standard normal table as:
The area is shaded in black as:
(c) The proportion of cars spend between 2 and 3 minutes in the drive-thru is or 66.2 %.
Explanation:
The area under the standard normal curve from and is determined from a standard normal table as:
The area is shaded in black as:
(d) The probability that a car to spend more than 3 minutes in the drive-thru is
Explanation:
The area over the standard normal curve from is determined from a standard normal table as:
The area is shaded in black as
As the probability that a car to spend more than 3 minutes in the drive-thru is is more than , therefore this is not unusual.