In: Statistics and Probability
With the virus outbreak, the average number of times Justin washes his hands during the day is 14 with a standard deviation of 3. Assuming that this number is normally distributed, what is the probability that tomorrow he will wash her hands between 16 and 22 times? Use the z-table to answer the question (Select the answer that is closest to the answer that you calculated.)
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 0.33  | 
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 0.79  | 
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 0.95  | 
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 0.5  | 
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 0.67  | 
The mean age of presidents at inauguration is 55 years. The age of presidents at inauguration is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 6.6 years. Donald Trump was 70 years old when he was inaugurated. What proportion of presidents were younger than Donald Trump at their inauguration? Use the z-table to answer this question (Select the answer that is closest to the answer that you calculated.)
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 2.273  | 
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 0.988  | 
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 0.012  | 
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 0.786  | 
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 None of the above  | 
Use this information to answer the following two questions: Varshini wants to read 4 books this month, but her busy work schedule may get in the way of her goal. Let X represent the number of books she will read this month. The table below shows the probabilities associated with the number of books she will read this month.
| X | P(X = x) | 
| 0 | 0.17 | 
| 1 | 0.23 | 
| 2 | |
| 3 | 0.32 | 
| 4 | 0.16 | 
What is the probability that she reads less than 3 books?
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 0.48  | 
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 0.52  | 
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 0.84  | 
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 0.74  | 
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 This cannot be determined based on the data provided.  |