A lawyer commutes daily from his suburban home to his midtown office. The average time for a one-way trip is 23 minutes, with a standard deviation of 3.7 minutes. Assume the distribution of trip times to be normally distributed. Complete parts (a) through (e) below. Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table. Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table. (a) What is the probability that a trip will take at least hour? (Round to four decimal places as needed.) (b) If the office opens at 9:00 A.M. and the lawyer leaves his house at 8:45 A.M. daily, what percentage of the time is he late for work? % ☐ (Round to two decimal places as needed.) (c) If he leaves the house at 8:35 A.M. and coffee is served at the office from 8:50 A.M. until 9:00 A.M., what is the probability that he misses coffee? (Round to four decimal places as needed.) (d) Find the length of time above which we find the slowest 15% of trips. ☐ minutes (Round to three decimal places as needed.) (e) Find the probability that 2 of the next 3 trips will take at least (Round to four decimal places as needed.) hour.

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A lawyer commutes daily from his suburban home to his midtown office. The average time for a one-way trip is 23 minutes, with a standard deviation of 3.7 minutes. Assume the distribution of trip times to be normally distributed. Complete parts (a) through (e) below.
Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table.
Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table.
(a) What is the probability that a trip will take at least
2
hour?
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
(b) If the office opens at 9:00 A.M. and the lawyer leaves his house at 8:45 A.M. daily, what percentage of the time is he late for work?
%
(Round to two decimal places as needed.)
(c) If he leaves the house at 8:35 A.M. and coffee is served at the office from 8:50 A.M. until 9:00 A.M., what is the probability that he misses coffee?
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(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
(d) Find the length of time above which we find the slowest 15% of trips.
minutes
(Round to three decimal places as needed.)
(e) Find the probability that 2 of the next 3 trips will take at least
1
hour.
(Round to four decimal places as needed.)
Transcribed Image Text:A lawyer commutes daily from his suburban home to his midtown office. The average time for a one-way trip is 23 minutes, with a standard deviation of 3.7 minutes. Assume the distribution of trip times to be normally distributed. Complete parts (a) through (e) below. Click here to view page 1 of the standard normal distribution table. Click here to view page 2 of the standard normal distribution table. (a) What is the probability that a trip will take at least 2 hour? (Round to four decimal places as needed.) (b) If the office opens at 9:00 A.M. and the lawyer leaves his house at 8:45 A.M. daily, what percentage of the time is he late for work? % (Round to two decimal places as needed.) (c) If he leaves the house at 8:35 A.M. and coffee is served at the office from 8:50 A.M. until 9:00 A.M., what is the probability that he misses coffee? ப (Round to four decimal places as needed.) (d) Find the length of time above which we find the slowest 15% of trips. minutes (Round to three decimal places as needed.) (e) Find the probability that 2 of the next 3 trips will take at least 1 hour. (Round to four decimal places as needed.)
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0.1 0.5398 0.5438 0.5478 0.5517 0.5557 0.5596 0.5636 0.5675 0.5714 0.5753 0.1
0.2 0.5793 0.5832 0.5871 0.5910 0.5948 0.5987 0.6026 0.6064 0.6103 0.6141 0.2
0.3 0.6179 0.6217 0.6255 0.6293 0.6331 0.6368 0.6406 0.6443 0.6480 0.6517 0.3
0.4 0.6554 0.6591 0.6628 0.6664 0.6700 0.6736 0.6772 0.6808 0.6844 0.6879 0.4
0.5 0.6915 0.6950 0.6985 0.7019 0.7054 0.7088 0.7123 0.7157 0.7190 0.7224 0.5
0.6 0.7257 0.7291 0.7324 0.7357 0.7389 0.7422 0.7454 0.7486 0.7517 0.7549 0.6
0.7 0.7580 0.7611 0.7642 0.7673 0.7704 0.7734 0.7764 0.7794 0.7823 0.7852 0.7
0.8 0.7881
0.7910 0.7939 0.7967 0.7995 0.8023 0.8051 0.8078 0.8106 0.8133 0.8
0.9 0.8159 0.8186 0.8212 0.8238 0.8264 0.8289 0.8315 0.8340 0.8365 0.8389 0.9
1.0 0.8413 0.8438 0.8461 0.8485 0.8508 0.8531 0.8554 0.8577 0.8599 0.8621 1.0
1.1 0.8643 0.8665 0.8686 0.8708 0.8729 0.8749 0.8770 0.8790 0.8810 0.8830 1.1
1.2 0.8849 0.8869 0.8888 0.8907 0.8925 0.8944 0.8962 0.8980 0.8997 0.9015 1.2
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0.9032 0.9049 0.9066 0.9082 0.9099 0.9115 0.9131 0.9147 0.9162 0.9177 1.3
1.4 0.9192 0.9207 0.9222 0.9236 0.9251 0.9265 0.9279 0.9292 0.9306 0.9319 1.4
1.5 0.9332 0.9345 0.9357 0.9370 0.9382 0.9394
0.9406 0.9418 0.9429 0.9441 1.5
1.6 0.9452 0.9463 0.9474 0.9484 0.9495 0.9505 0.9515 0.9525 0.9535 0.9545 1.6
1.7 0.9554 0.9564 0.9573 0.9582 0.9591 0.9599 0.9608 0.9616 0.9625 0.9633 1.7
1.8 0.9641 0.9649 0.9656 0.9664 0.9671 0.9678 0.9686 0.9693 0.9699 0.9706 1.8
1.9 0.9713 0.9719 0.9726 0.9732 0.9738 0.9744 0.9750 0.9756 0.9761 0.9767 1.9
2.0 0.9772 0.9778 0,9783 0,9788 0,9793 0.9798 0.9803 0.9808 0,9812 0.9817 2.0
2.1 0.9821 0.9826 0.9830 0.9834 0.9838 0.9842 0.9846 0.9850 0.9854 0.9857 2.1
2.2 0.9861 0.9864 0.9868 0.9871 0.9875 0.9878 0.9881 0.9884 0.9887 0.9890 2.2
2.3 0.9893 0,9896 0.9898 0.9901 0.9904 0.9906 0,9909 0.9911 0.9913 0.9916 2.3
2.4 0.9918 0.9920 0.9922 0.9925 0.9927 0.9929 0.9931 0.9932 0.9934 0.9936 2.4
2.5 0.9938 0.9940 0.9941 0.9943 0.9945 0.9946 0.9948 0.9949 0.9951 0.9952 2.5
2.6 0.9953 0.9955 0.9956 0.9957 0.9959 0.9960 0.9961 0.9962 0.9963 0.9964 2.6
2.7 0.9965 0.9966
0.9967 0.9968
0.9969 0.9970 0.9971 0.9972 0.9973 0.9974 2.7
0.9974 0.9975 0.9976 0.9977 0.9977 0.9978 0.9979 0.9979 0.9980 0.9981 2.8
0.9981 0.9982 0.9982 0.9983 0.9984 0.9984 0.9985 0.9985 0.9986 0.9986 2.9
0.9987 0.9987 0.9987 0.9988 0.9988 0.9989 0.9989 0.9989 0.9990 0.9990 3.0
3.1 0.9990 0.9991 0.9991 0.9991 0.9992 0.9992 0.9992 0.9992 0.9993 0.9993 3.1
3.2 0.9993 0.9993 0.9994 0.9994 0.9994 0.9994 0.9994 0.9995 0.9995 0.9995 3.2
3.3 0.9995 0.9995 0.9995 0.9996 0.9996 0.9996 0.9996 0.9996 0.9996 0.9997 3.3
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-2.8 0.0026 0.0025 0.0024 0.0023 0.0023 0.0022 0.0021
-2.7 0.0035 0.0034 0.0033 0.0032 0.0031 0.0030
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0.1685 0.1660 0.1635 0.1611 -0.9
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0.3228 0.3192 0.3156 0.3121 -0.4
0.3669 0.3632 0.3594 0.3557 0.3520 0.3483 -0.3
0.4052 0.4013 0.3974 0.3936 0.3897 0.3859 -0.2
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0.0021 0.0020 0.0019 -2.8
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Transcribed Image Text:Areas under the Normal Curve .03 2 .00 .01 .02 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09 0.0 0.5000 0.5040 0.5080 0.5120 0.5160 0.5199 0.5239 0.5279 0.5319 0.5359 0.0 0.1 0.5398 0.5438 0.5478 0.5517 0.5557 0.5596 0.5636 0.5675 0.5714 0.5753 0.1 0.2 0.5793 0.5832 0.5871 0.5910 0.5948 0.5987 0.6026 0.6064 0.6103 0.6141 0.2 0.3 0.6179 0.6217 0.6255 0.6293 0.6331 0.6368 0.6406 0.6443 0.6480 0.6517 0.3 0.4 0.6554 0.6591 0.6628 0.6664 0.6700 0.6736 0.6772 0.6808 0.6844 0.6879 0.4 0.5 0.6915 0.6950 0.6985 0.7019 0.7054 0.7088 0.7123 0.7157 0.7190 0.7224 0.5 0.6 0.7257 0.7291 0.7324 0.7357 0.7389 0.7422 0.7454 0.7486 0.7517 0.7549 0.6 0.7 0.7580 0.7611 0.7642 0.7673 0.7704 0.7734 0.7764 0.7794 0.7823 0.7852 0.7 0.8 0.7881 0.7910 0.7939 0.7967 0.7995 0.8023 0.8051 0.8078 0.8106 0.8133 0.8 0.9 0.8159 0.8186 0.8212 0.8238 0.8264 0.8289 0.8315 0.8340 0.8365 0.8389 0.9 1.0 0.8413 0.8438 0.8461 0.8485 0.8508 0.8531 0.8554 0.8577 0.8599 0.8621 1.0 1.1 0.8643 0.8665 0.8686 0.8708 0.8729 0.8749 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