Application: Exercise #3

Solve the following problems.

1. A computer software package generates random numbers that are normally distributed with a mean
and standard deviation that are entered by the user. Suppose that the user enters a mean of 400 and a
standard deviation of 100. Find the probability that a value will be:
a) Between 525 and 650
b) Above 490
c) Below 535
d) Between 340 and 714
2. At a certain college, the time that is required by students to complete the mathematics competency
exam is approximately a normal distribution with a mean of 57.6 minutes and a standard deviation of 8
minutes. Find the probability that a student takes
a) Longer than 1 hour to complete the test.
b) Less than 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete the test.
c) Between 55 minutes and 1 hour and 5 minutes to complete the test.
d) At least 45 minutes to complete the test.
e) No longer than 40 minutes to complete the test.
f) Exactly 50 minutes to complete the test.
g) If the college has a 90-minute time limit for this test, what percentage of all students do not finish the
test?
3. A statistics final exam produces scores that are approximately normally distributed with a mean of
225 points and a standard deviation of 20 points. There are 300 points possible on the exam, and scores
are always whole numbers. Find the probability that a student scores

a) 270 points or higher on this exam.

b) 180 points or lower on this exam
c) between 210 points and 255 points on this exam, inclusive.
d) No higher than 240 points on this exam.