Question 1

Use the 68-95-99.7 Rule to find probabilities or cutoff values.
-Based on data collected from its production processes, Crosstiles Inc. determines that
The breaking strength of its most popular porcelain tile is normally distributed with a
Mean of 400 pounds per square inch and a standard deviation of 12.5 pounds per square
Inch. Based on the 68-95-99.7 Rule, about what percent of its popular porcelain tile will
Have breaking strengths between 375 and 425 pounds per square inch?
A) 95%
B) 68%
C) 84%
D) 32%
E) 47.5%

Accepted Answer

The 68-95-99.7 Rule states that for a normal distribution, about 68% of the data falls within one standard deviation of the mean, about 95% falls within two standard deviations of the mean, and about 99.7% falls within three standard deviations of the mean. In this case, the mean is 400 and the standard deviation is 12.5. So, about 68% of the data will fall between 387.5 and 412.5, about 95% will fall between 375 and 425, and about 99.7% will fall between 362.5 and 437.5. Therefore, the correct answer is A.

Question 2

Use the Normal model.
-At a local manufacturing plant, employees must complete new machine set ups within
30 minutes. New machine set-up times can be described by a normal model with a mean
Of 22 minutes and a standard deviation of four minutes. The typical worker needs five
Minutes to adjust to his or her surroundings before beginning duties. What percent of
New machine set ups are completed within 25 minutes to allow for this?
A) 77.3%
B) 27.3%
C) 22.7%
D) 72.7%
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

Given that workers need 5 minutes to adjust, they effectively have 20 minutes (25 - 5) to complete the setup. To find the percentage of setups completed within this time, we calculate the Z-score for 20 minutes: $Z = \frac{20 - 22}{4} = -0.5$. Looking up -0.5 on the Z-table or using a calculator gives us approximately 0.3085 to the left of the mean. Since the normal distribution is symmetric, and we're interested in the time less than 20 minutes, we add this to the 50% to the left of the mean, resulting in approximately 30.85% + 50% = 80.85%. However, this calculation error leads to reconsideration, and the correct interpretation should be directly looking up the Z-score for the proportion of values below a Z of -0.5, which actually corresponds to approximately 30.85% of values being below 20 minutes. However, considering the options provided and the typical approach for such problems, the correct methodology involves calculating the proportion of setups completed within 25 minutes (accounting for the 5-minute adjustment period), which would typically involve using the Z-score to find the cumulative probability up to a certain point. The error in the explanation above suggests a misunderstanding of how to apply the Z-score and cumulative probabilities correctly. The correct approach would involve finding the Z-score for 25 minutes directly or adjusting the setup time to reflect the actual working time and then using the Z-score to find the corresponding percentile in a standard normal distribution table or using a calculator. The correct answer, based on the options provided and typical statistical methods, would reflect the proportion of setups completed within the adjusted time frame, taking into account the normal distribution of setup times, the mean, and the standard deviation. Given the mean of 22 minutes and a standard deviation of 4 minutes, the calculation should directly relate to how many setups fall within a certain time frame based on these parameters. The correct answer (A) 77.3% is derived from understanding that the question asks for the percentage of setups completed within a specific time frame, considering the normal distribution of setup times. This percentage reflects the cumulative probability of completing the setup within the adjusted time frame, taking into account the mean setup time and the standard deviation.

Question 3

Use the 68-95-99.7 Rule to find probabilities or cutoff values.
-The time it takes to process phone orders in a small florist / gift shop is normally
Distributed with a mean of 6 minutes and a standard deviation of 1.24 minutes. What
Cutoff values would separate the 16% of orders that take the least time to process?
A) 3.52 minutes
B) 4.76 minutes
C) 8.48 minutes
D) 10.01 minutes
E) 11.98 minutes

Accepted Answer

The 16% cutoff corresponds to the 16th percentile of a normal distribution. Using the z-table, the z-score for the 16th percentile is approximately -0.994. Using the formula X = μ + zσ, where μ = 6 and σ = 1.24, the cutoff value is approximately 4.76 minutes.

Question 4

Use the Normal model.
-A small flower shop takes orders by phone and then one of the staff florists is assigned
To prepare the arrangement. The time it takes to process phone orders is normally
Distributed with a mean of 6 minutes and a standard deviation of 2.5 minutes. The time it
Takes for an arrangement to be completed is normally distributed with a mean of 35
Minutes and a standard deviation of 8.6 minutes. What is the probability that it will take
More than 50 minutes to process a phone order and complete the floral arrangement at
This flower shop?
A) 0.8413
B) 0.3413
C) 0.2167
D) 0.1587
E) 0.6843

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Use the appropriate probability model (Exponential).
-On weekdays from 11: 30 am to 2:00 pm customers arrive at a hotdog street vendor at the rate of 25 per 30 minute interval. Assume that this process can be well modeled by
The Poisson distribution. What is the probability that the vendor will have to wait at least
3 minutes for a customer?
A) 0.9179
B) 0.6734
C) 0.0821
D) 0.3912
E) 0.8854

Accepted Answer

Since the arrival rate follows a Poisson distribution, the time between arrivals follows an exponential distribution with parameter λ.

The rate of arrivals per minute is:

25 customers/30 minutes = 5/6 customers per minute

Therefore, λ = 5/6.

To find the probability of waiting at least 3 minutes for a customer, we need to calculate the cumulative distribution function of the exponential distribution:

P(X > 3) = e^(-λ*3)

Substituting in λ = 5/6:

P(X > 3) = e^(-5/2) ≈ 0.0821.

Thus, the best answer choice is C.

Question 6

Use the appropriate probability model (Uniform).
-Suppose that the time for e-mail confirmation of an online purchase is uniformly
Distributed between 1 and 6 minutes. What is the average time for an e-mail
Confirmation?
A) 3 minutes
B) 4 / minutes
C) 2.5 minutes
D) 4.5 minutes
E) 3.5 minutes

Accepted Answer

The average time for a uniformly distributed random variable is the midpoint of the interval. The interval is from 1 to 6, so the average is (1+6)/2 = 3.5 minutes.

Question 7

Use the appropriate probability model (Exponential).
-On weekdays from 11: 30 am to 2:00 pm customers arrive at a hotdog street vendor at the rate of 25 per 30 minute interval. Assume that this process can be well modeled by
The Poisson distribution. What is the average time between customer arrivals?
A) 1.2 minutes
B) 0.833 minutes
C) 25 minutes
D) 0.04 minutes
E) 2 minutes

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Use the Normal model to approximate the Binomial.
-The unemployment rate of persons with a disability is typically higher than for those
With no disability. Recent statistics report that this rate is 14.5%. An advocacy group in
A large city located in the southeastern region of the U.S. selected a random sample of
250 persons with a disability. What is the probability that at least 20 persons in this
Sample are unemployed?
A) 0.8686
B) 0.9982
C) 0.6573
D) 0.1314
E) 0.0018

Accepted Answer

To approximate the Binomial distribution with a Normal distribution, we use the mean (np) and standard deviation (sqrt(np(1-p))) of the Binomial distribution. Here, n = 250 and p = 0.145. The mean is 250*0.145 = 36.25 and the standard deviation is sqrt(250*0.145*0.855) ≈ 5.47. We find the z-score for 19.5 (continuity correction for "at least 20") and use the standard normal distribution to find the probability. The probability that at least 20 persons are unemployed is approximately 0.9982.

Question 9

Use the Normal model.
-A company's manufacturing process uses 500 gallons of water at a time. A
"scrubbing" machine then removes most of a chemical pollutant before pumping the
Water into a nearby lake. To meet federal regulations the treated water must not contain
More than 80 parts per million (ppm) of the chemical. Because a fine is charged if
Regulations are not met, the company sets the machine to attain an average of 75 ppm in
The treated water. The machine's output can be described by a normal model with
Standard deviation 4.2 ppm. What percent of the batches of water discharged exceed the
80 ppm standard?
A) 11.7%
B) 1.17%
C) 88.3%
D) 8.83%
E) 3.89%

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Use the Normal model.
-A company's manufacturing process uses 500 gallons of water at a time. A
"scrubbing" machine then removes most of a chemical pollutant before pumping the
Water into a nearby lake. To meet federal regulations the treated water must not contain
More than 80 parts per million (ppm.) of the chemical. The machine's output can be
Described by a normal model with standard deviation 4.2 ppm. The company's lawyers
Insist that not more than 2% of the treated water should be over the limit. To achieve
This, to what mean should the company set the scrubbing machine?
A) 80 ppm.
B) 75 ppm.
C) 71.374 ppm.
D) 88.626 ppm.
E) 69.459 ppm.

Accepted Answer

We need to find the mean of the normal model that has only 2% of the observations over 80 ppm. Using a standard normal table, we find that the z-score for the 98th percentile is 2.05. Therefore, 80 = mean + 2.05(4.2). Solving for the mean, we get 71.374 ppm. Therefore, the company should set the scrubbing machine to output at a mean of about 71.374 ppm in order to meet their requirement of not having more than 2% of the treated water over 80 ppm.

Question 11

Use the 68-95-99.7 Rule to find probabilities or cutoff values.
-The time it takes to process phone orders in a small florist / gift shop is normally
Distributed with a mean of 6 minutes and a standard deviation of 1.24 minutes. What
Cutoff value would separate the 2.5% of orders that take the most time to process?
A) 3.52 minutes
B) 4.76 minutes
C) 8.48 minutes
D) 10.01 minutes
E) 11.98 minutes

Accepted Answer

According to the 68-95-99.7 Rule, 95% of data falls within two standard deviations from the mean. Therefore, 2.5% of data lies beyond two standard deviations above the mean. Calculating this: 6 + (2 * 1.24) = 8.48 minutes.

Question 12

Use the Normal model to approximate the Binomial.
-According to the Census Bureau, 68% of Americans owned their own home in 2003.
A local real estate office wants to see if this is the case for its area. The office selects a
Random sample of 200 people to estimate the percentage who own their own homes.
What is the probability that at least 140 people own their own home?
A) 0.7291
B) 0.2709
C) 0.4598
D) 0.5402
E) 0.1299

Accepted Answer

To approximate the Binomial distribution with a Normal distribution, we use the mean np = 200 * 0.68 = 136 and standard deviation sqrt(np(1-p)) = sqrt(200 * 0.68 * 0.32) ≈ 6.53. We find the z-score for 139.5 (continuity correction) and calculate the probability of z being greater than this value, which is approximately 0.2709.

Question 13

The time it takes to process phone orders in a small florist / gift shop is normally
distributed with a mean of 6 minutes and a standard deviation of 1.24 minutes.
a. What cutoff value would separate the 2.5% of orders that take the most time to
process?
b. What cutoff value would separate the 16% of orders that take the least time to process?
c. What cutoff values would separate the 95% of orders that are in the middle of the
distribution with respect to processing time?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The time it takes to process phone...

Question 14

Use the Normal model to approximate the Binomial.
-The unemployment rate of persons with a disability is typically higher than for those
With no disability. Recent statistics report that this rate is 14.5%. An advocacy group in
A large city located in the southeastern region of the U.S. selected a random sample of
250 persons with a disability. What is the probability that no more than 30 persons in this
Sample are unemployed?
A) 0.8686
B) 0.9982
C) 0.6573
D) 0.1314
E) 0.0018

Accepted Answer

The answer of Use the Normal model to approximate the...

Question 15

Use the Normal model to approximate the Binomial.
-According to the Census Bureau, 68% of Americans owned their own home in 2003.
A local real estate office wants to see if this is the case for its area. The office selects a
Random sample of 200 people to estimate the percentage who own their own homes. The
Standard deviation of the Normal model used to approximate this distribution is
A) 136
B) 64
C) 43.52
D) 6.597
E) 2.365

Accepted Answer

The standard deviation for a binomial distribution can be approximated using the formula √(np(1-p)), where n is the sample size and p is the probability of success. Here, n = 200 and p = 0.68, so the standard deviation is √(200 * 0.68 * 0.32) ≈ 6.597.

Question 16

Use the Normal model.
-A small flower shop takes orders by phone and then one of the staff florists is assigned
To prepare the arrangement. The time it takes to process phone orders is normally
Distributed with a mean of 6 minutes and a standard deviation of 2.5 minutes. The time it
Takes for an arrangement to be completed is normally distributed with a mean of 35
Minutes and a standard deviation of 8.6 minutes. What is the standard deviation for the
Total time to process a phone order and complete the floral arrangement at this flower
Shop (assuming times are independent)?
A) 8.96 minutes
B) 41 minutes
C) 80.28 minutes2
D) 4.87 minutes
E) 12.43 minutes

Accepted Answer

The total time is the sum of two independent normal random variables, so the variance of the total time is the sum of the variances of the two individual times. The standard deviation is the square root of the variance, so the standard deviation of the total time is the square root of the sum of the variances of the two individual times.Therefore, the standard deviation of the total time is:sqrt(2.5^2 + 8.6^2) = 8.96 minutesSo, the correct answer is A.

Question 17

Use the 68-95-99.7 Rule to find probabilities or cutoff values.
-Based on data collected from its production processes, Crosstiles Inc. determines that
The breaking strength of its most popular porcelain tile is normally distributed with a
Mean of 400 pounds per square inch and a standard deviation of 12.5 pounds per square
Inch. Based on the 68-95-99.7 Rule, about what percent of its popular porcelain tile will
Have breaking strengths greater than 412.5 pounds per square inch?
A) 95%
B) 68%
C) 16%
D) 32%
E) 47.5%

Accepted Answer

According to the 68-95-99.7 Rule, 68% of data falls within one standard deviation of the mean. Since 412.5 is one standard deviation above the mean (400 + 12.5), 16% of the data will be greater than 412.5 pounds per square inch (half of the remaining 32% outside the 68% range).

Question 18

Use the Normal model.
-At a local manufacturing plant, employees must complete new machine set ups within
30 minutes. New machine set-up times can be described by a normal model with a mean
Of 22 minutes and a standard deviation of four minutes. What percent of new machine
Set ups take more than 30 minutes?
A) 97.72%
B) 47.72%
C) 2.28%
D) 52.28%
E) none of the above

Accepted Answer

We need to find the percentage of set ups that take more than 30 minutes, which can be represented as P(X > 30). We know that X, the new machine set up time, follows a normal model with mean 22 and standard deviation 4. We can standardize this value by using the formula z = (x - mu) / sigma, where x = 30, mu = 22, and sigma = 4. Thus, z = (30 - 22) / 4 = 2. Using a standard normal table or calculator, we can find that the probability of z being greater than 2 is approximately 0.0228 or 2.28%. Therefore, the answer is C.

Question 19

Use the appropriate probability model (Uniform).
-Suppose that the time for e-mail confirmation of an online purchase is uniformly
Distributed between 1 and 6 minutes. The probability that an e-mail confirmation arrives
Within 3 minutes is
A) 0.50
B) 0.40
C) 0.60
D) 0.80
E) 0.10

Accepted Answer

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-Suppose that...

Question 20

Use the appropriate probability model (Uniform).
-Suppose the time it takes for customer representatives to diagnose and fix computer
Problems is uniformly distributed from 10 to 120 minutes. What is the probability that a
Problem is diagnosed and fixed within 30 minutes?
A) 0.27
B) 0.73
C) 0.82
D) 0.50
E) 0.18

Accepted Answer

The uniform distribution has a constant probability. The range is 120 - 10 = 110 minutes. The probability of fixing within 30 minutes is (30 - 10) / 110 = 20/110 = 0.18.

Quiz 9: The Normal Distribution

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