10. The average height of a woman aged 20-74 years is 162, 5cm. Suppose that the height is normally distributed with a standard deviation 5cm. (a) what is the probability a randomly selected woman in this population is between 155 and 175 centimeters? (b) Determine the height that is symmetric about the mean and includes 90% of population? (c) What is the probability that five women chosen randomly all exceed 172cm?

10. The average height of a woman aged 20-74 years is 162, 5cm. Suppose that the height is normally distributed with a standard deviation 5cm. (a) what is the probability a randomly selected woman in this population is between 155 and 175 centimeters? (b) Determine the height that is symmetric about the mean and includes 90% of population? (c) What is the probability that five women chosen randomly all exceed 172cm?

A First Course in Probability (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134753119

Author:Sheldon Ross

Publisher:Sheldon Ross

Chapter1: Combinatorial Analysis

Section: Chapter Questions

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