A population of values has a normal distribution with μ = 247 and σ = 62.2. You intend to draw a random sample of size n = 16. (a) Find the probability that a single randomly selected value is greater than 295.2. (b) Find the probability that a sample of size n= 16 is randomly selected with a mean greater than 295.2. Give your answers as numbers accurate to 4 decimal places. Answers obtained using exact z-scores or z-scores rounded to 3 decimal places are accepted.

a)

And using the normal distribution table or excel we got:

b)

And we can use the normal standard table or excel in order to find the probability and we got:

Step-by-step explanation:

For this case we know that the random variable of interest is normally distributed with the following parameters:

Part a

We want to find this probability:

And we can use the z score formula given by:

Replacing we got:

And using the normal distribution table or excel we got:

Part b

We select a random sample of size n = 16 and we try to find this probability:

And we can use the z score formula given by:

And replacing we got:

And we can use the normal standard table or excel in order to find the probability and we got:

step-by-step explanation:

30% of $420 is 0.30($420) = $126 and $420 + $126 = $546.

or, 130% of $420 is 1.3($420) = $546.

notice that this is not the $600 original list price with which we started.

why doesn't this work?

the method does not work because 30% of $420 is not the same amount as the 30% of $600. it may seem obvious when stated this way, but it is a very common error made on problems of this type. we cannot just use the same percent and get back to the original amount because we are taking that percent of a different value.

to work problems of this type correctly, it is generally best to write an equation for the situation and then solve.

example: since (100% – 30%)(original price) = (sale price)

70% of the   (original price) is $420.

0.7x   = 420

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x = 600

the original cost was $600.

we may also solve this problem using the two-step method. working the problem in two steps requires us to use more algebra skills. we have to know that x = 1x (identity property of multiplicationtext annotation indicator) and that 1x – 0.3x = 0.7x (subtracting like terms). then we solve the problem as follows:

(original price) – 30%(original price) = sale price

x – 0.3x = 420

0.7x = $420

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x = 600

the original cost was $600.  

note that with both of the above methods we do obtain the correct original amount.

example: after a 5% pay raise, hermione is earning $22,680 per year. what was she earning before the pay raise?

105% of (original salary) = current salary

1.05x = 22,680

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x = 21,600

hermione earned $21,600 per year before the pay raise.

this is an example so maybe you will get how to at least do it!

a) 32pie square meters

step-by-step explanation: