15. The life of a 9-volt battery is normally distributed with a mean of = 2000 hours and a standarddeviation of = 40 hours. What is the proportionof batteries with an average life of 2100 hours ormore? (enter the answer as a percent rounded tothe nearest hundredth as needed)

15 The life of a 9volt battery is normally distributed with a mean of 2000 hours and a standarddeviation of 40 hours What is the proportionof batteries with an class=


Answer :

To answer this question we will use the following formula for the z-score:

[tex]\begin{gathered} z=\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma}, \\ where\text{ }x\text{ is the observed value, }\mu\text{ is the mean, and }\sigma\text{ is the standard deviation.} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Substituting = 2000h, = 40h and x=2100h we get:

[tex]z=\frac{2100h-2000h}{40h}.[/tex]

Simplifying the above result we get:

[tex]z=\frac{100h}{40h}=2.5.[/tex]

Using tables we get:

[tex]P(z<2.5)=0.99379[/tex]

Then:

[tex]P(z\geq2.5)=1-0.99379=0.00621.[/tex]

The above result as a percentage is:

[tex]0.621\%.[/tex]

Answer:

[tex]0.62\%.[/tex]

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