Question 1

A study conducted by a local tennis center revealed that 25 percent of its new members have novice level tennis skills. A membership drive in a metropolitan area resulted in 500 new members. What is the probability that 110 or less of the new members are novice tennis players?

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Question 2

A sample of 500 part-time students revealed that their annual incomes were normally distributed with a mean income of $30,000 and a standard deviation of $3,000. The number of students who earned more than $36,000 was ______.

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Question 3

From past history, the scores on a statistics test are normally distributed with a mean score of 70 and a standard deviation of 5. To earn a "C" on the test, a student must be in the top 25% of the class. A student would need to score at least ______ to receive a "C" grade.

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Question 4

A study conducted by a local tennis center revealed that 25 percent of its new members have novice level tennis skills. A membership drive in a metropolitan area resulted in 500 new members. It has been suggested that the normal approximation to the binomial be used to calculate various probabilities. In this problem, can the normal approximation to the binomial be applied? Explain.

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Question 5

After arriving at the university student medical clinic, the waiting times to receive service after checking-in follow an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Calculate the probability a student waits between 8 and 12 minutes.

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Question 6

A study conducted by a local tennis center revealed that 25 percent of its new members have novice level tennis skills. A membership drive in a metropolitan area resulted in 500 new members. What is the mean and standard deviation to apply the normal approximation to the binomial?

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Question 7

What is special about the standard normal distribution?

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Question 8

Describe the uniform distribution.

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Question 9

After arriving at the university student medical clinic, the waiting times to receive service after checking-in follow an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Calculate the probability a student waits more than 12 minutes.

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Question 10

After arriving at the university student medical clinic, the waiting times to receive service after checking-in follow an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. How many students are served per hour?

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Question 11

A study conducted by a local tennis center revealed that 25 percent of its new members have novice level tennis skills. A membership drive in a metropolitan area resulted in 500 new members. What is the probability that between 110 and 130 of the new members are novice tennis players?

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Question 12

Describe the normal distribution.

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Question 13

After arriving at the university student medical clinic, the waiting times to receive service after checking-in follow an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Calculate the probability a student waits less than 6 minutes.

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Question 14

A study conducted by a local tennis center revealed that 25 percent of its new members have novice level tennis skills. A membership drive in a metropolitan area resulted in 500 new members. What is the probability that 150 or more of the new members are novice tennis players?

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Question 15

After arriving at the university student medical clinic, the waiting times to receive service after checking-in follow an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Fifty percent of the students wait less than how many minutes?

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Quiz 7: Continuous Probability Distributions

A study conducted by a local tennis center revealed that 25 percent of its new members have novice level tennis skills. A membership drive in a metropolitan area resulted in 500 new members. What is the probability that 110 or less of the new members are novice tennis players?

A sample of 500 part-time students revealed that their annual incomes were normally distributed with a mean income of $30,000 and a standard deviation of $3,000. The number of students who earned more than $36,000 was ______.

From past history, the scores on a statistics test are normally distributed with a mean score of 70 and a standard deviation of 5. To earn a "C" on the test, a student must be in the top 25% of the class. A student would need to score at least ______ to receive a "C" grade.

After arriving at the university student medical clinic, the waiting times to receive service after checking-in follow an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Calculate the probability a student waits between 8 and 12 minutes.

A study conducted by a local tennis center revealed that 25 percent of its new members have novice level tennis skills. A membership drive in a metropolitan area resulted in 500 new members. What is the mean and standard deviation to apply the normal approximation to the binomial?

What is special about the standard normal distribution?

Describe the uniform distribution.

After arriving at the university student medical clinic, the waiting times to receive service after checking-in follow an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Calculate the probability a student waits more than 12 minutes.

After arriving at the university student medical clinic, the waiting times to receive service after checking-in follow an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. How many students are served per hour?

A study conducted by a local tennis center revealed that 25 percent of its new members have novice level tennis skills. A membership drive in a metropolitan area resulted in 500 new members. What is the probability that between 110 and 130 of the new members are novice tennis players?

Describe the normal distribution.

After arriving at the university student medical clinic, the waiting times to receive service after checking-in follow an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Calculate the probability a student waits less than 6 minutes.

A study conducted by a local tennis center revealed that 25 percent of its new members have novice level tennis skills. A membership drive in a metropolitan area resulted in 500 new members. What is the probability that 150 or more of the new members are novice tennis players?

After arriving at the university student medical clinic, the waiting times to receive service after checking-in follow an exponential distribution with a mean of 10 minutes. Fifty percent of the students wait less than how many minutes?