Statistics (12th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Continuous Random Variables - Exercises 5.20 - 5.52 - Applying the Concepts - Basic - Page 243: 5.43d

Answer

$p(x\gt1000)=.0162$

Work Step by Step

$z=\frac{x-\mu}{\sigma}=\frac{1000-605}{185}=2.14$ According to table IV, page 773: $p(0\lt z\lt2.14)=.4838$ $p(x\gt1000)=p(z\gt2.14)=p(z\lt0)-p(0\lt z\lt2.14)=.5-.4838=.0162$
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