A southeastern college has an enrollment of 2951 female students. Records show that the mean height of these students is 64.7 inches and that the standard deviation is 2.3 inches.  Use the table below to estimate the percentage of female students who are taller than 65 inches.

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  1. A southeastern college has an enrollment of 2951 female students. Records show that the mean height of these students is 64.7 inches and that the standard deviation is 2.3 inches.  Use the table below to estimate the percentage of female students who are taller than 65 inches.

 

Height (inches)

Frequency

Relative Frequency

56 – under 57

2

0.0007

57 – under 58

7

0.0024

58 – under 59

14

0.0047

59 – under 60

31

0.0105

60  – under 61

101

0.0342

61 – under 62

194

0.0657

62 – under 63

311

0.1054

63 – under 64

410

0.1389

64 – under 65

526

0.1782

65 – under 66

482

0.1633

66 – under 67

397

0.1345

67 – under 68

254

0.0861

68 – under 69

150

0.0508

69 – under 70

49

0.0166

70 – under 71

17

0.0058

71 – under 72

5

0.0017

72 – under 73

1

0.0003

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