In: Statistics and Probability
In a popular headache medicine, the amount of active ingredient
per pill follows a normal distribution with a mean of 505 mg and a
standard deviation of 2.1 mg. X represents the
amount of the active ingredient in each pill. Enter the mean and
standard deviation into the Normal CDF Calculator to find the
probabilities.
a) What is the probability that a single pill of the medicine
contains less than 500 mg of active ingredient?
P(X < 500) =
b) What is the probability that a single pill of the medicine
contains more than 500 mg of active ingredient?
P(X > 500) =
c) What is the probability that a single pill of the medicine
contains more than 509 mg of active ingredient?
P(X > 509) =
d) What is the probability that a single pill of the medicine
contains between than 500 and 505 mg of active ingredient?
P(500 < X < 505) =
Refer Standard normal table/Z-table to find the probability OR use excel formula "=NORM.S.DIST(-2.38, TRUE)" to find the probability.
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Note: P(Z>a)=1-P(Z<a)
Refer Standard normal table/Z-table to find the probability OR use excel formula "=NORM.S.DIST(-2.38, TRUE)" to find the probability.
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Note: P(Z>a)=1-P(Z<a)
Refer Standard normal table/Z-table to find the probability OR use excel formula "=NORM.S.DIST(1.90, TRUE)" to find the probability.
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Note: P(a<Z<b)=P(Z<b)-P(Z<a)
Refer Standard normal table/Z-table to find the probability or use excel formula "=NORM.S.DIST(0.00, TRUE)" & "=NORM.S.DIST(-2.38, TRUE)" to find the probability.