a. 0.0436
b. 0.1271
We are given the following:
Distance (x) = 60,000
Mean (u) = 72,000
Standard Deviation(s) = 7,000
We are also told that it is a normal disribution relationship. The formula for ND is as follows:
z = (x - u) / s
Now we can continue with part a and b as follows:
a) P (x < 60,000)
= P (z < (60000 - 72000) / 7000)
= P (z < -1.714)
We can find the corresponding z score by looking at a z score table, and we find th probability to be 0.0436
b) P ( x > 80,000)
= P(z > (80000 - 72000) / 7000)
= P( z > 1.143)
We find the corresponding z score to be 0.8729, now we can substract this from 1 sinsce our probability is larger than the given distance (meaning we are trying to find the area to the right of the z score) to find our final answer:
1 - 0.8729 = 0.1271