(b) You sample 25 students. What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of their average score x¯ ? (Enter your answer rounded to two decimal places.)

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Almost all medical schools in the United States require students to take the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT). To estimate the mean score μ of those who took the MCAT on your campus, you will obtain the scores of an SRS of students. The scores follow a Normal distribution, and from published information you know that the standard deviation is 10.4 Suppose that, unknown to you, the mean score of those taking the MCAT on your campus is 495. In answering the questions, use z‑scores rounded to two decimal places.

(a) If you choose one student at random, what is the probability that the student's score is between 490 and 500? Use Table A, or software to calculate your answer.

(Enter your answer rounded to four decimal places.)

probability:
 
 
(b) You sample 25 students. What is the standard deviation of the sampling distribution of their average score x¯ ? (Enter your answer rounded to two decimal places.)
 
standard deviation:
 
 
(c) What is the probability that the mean score of your sample is between 490 and 500? (Enter your answer rounded to four decimal places.)
 
probability:
 
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Table entry
Table entry for z is the area under the
standard Normal curve to the left of z.
TABLE A Standard Normal cumulative proportions (continued)
.00
.01
.02
.03
.04
.05
.06
.07
.08
.09
0.0
.5000
.5040
.5080
.5120
.5160
.5199
.5239
.5279
.5319
.5359
.5557
.5948
.6331
.5636
.6026
0.1
.5398
.5438
.5478
.5517
.5596
.5675
.5714
.5753
0.2
.5793
.5832
.5871
.5910
.5987
.6064
.6103
.6141
0.3
0.4
.6406
.6772
.6480
.6844
.6179
.6217
.6255
.6293
.6368
.6443
.6517
.6554
.6591
.6628
.6664
.6700
.6736
.6808
.6879
.6950
.7054
.7389
.7088
.7422
.7123
.7454
.7764
0.5
.6915
.6985
.7019
.7157
.7190
.7224
0.6
.7257
.7580
.7517
.7823
.8106
.7291
.7324
.7357
.7486
.7794
.8078
.8340
.7549
0.7
.7611
.7642
.7673
.7704
.7734
.7852
.8023
.8289
0.8
.7881
.7910
.7939
.7967
.7995
.8051
.8133
0.9
.8159
.8186
.8212
.8238
.8264
.8315
.8365
.8389
.8485
.8708
.8907
.8508
.8577
.8790
1.0
.8413
.8438
.8461
.8531
.8554
.8599
.8621
.8643
.8849
.8749
.8944
1.1
.8665
.8686
.8729
.8770
.8810
.8830
1.2
.8869
.8888
.8925
.8962
.8980
.8997
.9015
1.3
.9032
.9049
.9066
.9082
.9099
.9115
.9131
.9147
.9162
.9177
1.4
.9192
.9207
.9222
.9236
.9251
.9265
.9279
.9292
.9306
.9319
1.5
.9332
.9345
.9357
.9370
.9382
.9394
.9406
.9418
.9429
.9441
.9463
.9564
1.6
.9452
.9474
.9484
.9495
.9505
.9515
.9525
.9535
.9545
1.7
.9554
.9573
.9582
.9591
.9599
.9608
.9616
.9625
.9633
.9678
.9744
1.8
.9641
.9649
.9656
.9664
.9671
.9686
.9693
.9699
.9706
1.9
.9713
.9719
.9726
.9732
.9738
.9750
.9756
.9761
.9767
2.0
.9772
.9778
.9783
.9788
.9793
.9798
.9803
.9808
.9812
.9817
2.1
.9821
.9826
.9830
.9834
.9838
.9842
.9846
.9850
.9854
.9887
.9913
.9857
2.2
.9861
.9864
.9868
.9871
.9875
.9878
.9881
.9884
.9890
2.3
.9893
.9896
.9898
.9901
.9904
.9906
.9909
.9911
.9916
2.4
.9918
.9920
.9922
.9925
.9927
.9929
.9931
.9932
.9934
.9936
2.5
.9938
.9940
.9941
.9943
.9945
.9946
.9948
.9949
.9951
.9952
2.6
.9953
.9955
.9956
.9957
.9959
.9960
.9961
.9962
.9963
.9964
2.7
.9965
.9966
.9967
.9968
.9969
.9970
.9971
.9972
.9973
.9974
.9977
.9983
2.8
.9974
.9975
.9976
.9977
.9978
.9979
.9979
.9980
.9981
2.9
.9981
.9982
.9982
.9984
.9984
.9985
.9985
9986
.9986
3.0
.9987
.9987
.9987
.9988
9988
.9989
.9989
.9989
.9990
.9990
3.1
.9990
.9991
.9991
.9991
.9992
.9992
.9992
.9992
.9993
.9993
3.2
.9993
.9993
.9994
.9994
.9994
.9994
.9994
.9996
.9995
.9995
.9995
3.3
.9995
.9995
.9995
.9996
.9996
.9996
.9996
.9996
.9997
3.4
.9997
.9997
.9997
.9997
.9997
.9997
.9997
.9997
.9997
.9998
Transcribed Image Text:TABLES 697 Table entry Table entry for z is the area under the standard Normal curve to the left of z. TABLE A Standard Normal cumulative proportions (continued) .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09 0.0 .5000 .5040 .5080 .5120 .5160 .5199 .5239 .5279 .5319 .5359 .5557 .5948 .6331 .5636 .6026 0.1 .5398 .5438 .5478 .5517 .5596 .5675 .5714 .5753 0.2 .5793 .5832 .5871 .5910 .5987 .6064 .6103 .6141 0.3 0.4 .6406 .6772 .6480 .6844 .6179 .6217 .6255 .6293 .6368 .6443 .6517 .6554 .6591 .6628 .6664 .6700 .6736 .6808 .6879 .6950 .7054 .7389 .7088 .7422 .7123 .7454 .7764 0.5 .6915 .6985 .7019 .7157 .7190 .7224 0.6 .7257 .7580 .7517 .7823 .8106 .7291 .7324 .7357 .7486 .7794 .8078 .8340 .7549 0.7 .7611 .7642 .7673 .7704 .7734 .7852 .8023 .8289 0.8 .7881 .7910 .7939 .7967 .7995 .8051 .8133 0.9 .8159 .8186 .8212 .8238 .8264 .8315 .8365 .8389 .8485 .8708 .8907 .8508 .8577 .8790 1.0 .8413 .8438 .8461 .8531 .8554 .8599 .8621 .8643 .8849 .8749 .8944 1.1 .8665 .8686 .8729 .8770 .8810 .8830 1.2 .8869 .8888 .8925 .8962 .8980 .8997 .9015 1.3 .9032 .9049 .9066 .9082 .9099 .9115 .9131 .9147 .9162 .9177 1.4 .9192 .9207 .9222 .9236 .9251 .9265 .9279 .9292 .9306 .9319 1.5 .9332 .9345 .9357 .9370 .9382 .9394 .9406 .9418 .9429 .9441 .9463 .9564 1.6 .9452 .9474 .9484 .9495 .9505 .9515 .9525 .9535 .9545 1.7 .9554 .9573 .9582 .9591 .9599 .9608 .9616 .9625 .9633 .9678 .9744 1.8 .9641 .9649 .9656 .9664 .9671 .9686 .9693 .9699 .9706 1.9 .9713 .9719 .9726 .9732 .9738 .9750 .9756 .9761 .9767 2.0 .9772 .9778 .9783 .9788 .9793 .9798 .9803 .9808 .9812 .9817 2.1 .9821 .9826 .9830 .9834 .9838 .9842 .9846 .9850 .9854 .9887 .9913 .9857 2.2 .9861 .9864 .9868 .9871 .9875 .9878 .9881 .9884 .9890 2.3 .9893 .9896 .9898 .9901 .9904 .9906 .9909 .9911 .9916 2.4 .9918 .9920 .9922 .9925 .9927 .9929 .9931 .9932 .9934 .9936 2.5 .9938 .9940 .9941 .9943 .9945 .9946 .9948 .9949 .9951 .9952 2.6 .9953 .9955 .9956 .9957 .9959 .9960 .9961 .9962 .9963 .9964 2.7 .9965 .9966 .9967 .9968 .9969 .9970 .9971 .9972 .9973 .9974 .9977 .9983 2.8 .9974 .9975 .9976 .9977 .9978 .9979 .9979 .9980 .9981 2.9 .9981 .9982 .9982 .9984 .9984 .9985 .9985 9986 .9986 3.0 .9987 .9987 .9987 .9988 9988 .9989 .9989 .9989 .9990 .9990 3.1 .9990 .9991 .9991 .9991 .9992 .9992 .9992 .9992 .9993 .9993 3.2 .9993 .9993 .9994 .9994 .9994 .9994 .9994 .9996 .9995 .9995 .9995 3.3 .9995 .9995 .9995 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9996 .9997 3.4 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9997 .9998
696
TABLES
Table entry for z is the area under the
Table entry
standard Normal curve to the left of z.
TABLE A Standard normal cumulative proportions
.00
.01
.02
.03
.04
.05
.06
.07
.08
.09
-3.4
.0003
.0003
.0003
.0003
.0003
.0003
.0003
.0003
.0003
.0002
.0003
.0005
.0007
.0005
.0004
.0006
-3.3
.0005
.0005
.0004
.0004
.0004
.0004
.0004
-3.2
.0007
.0007
.0006
.0006
.0006
.0006
.0005
.0005
-3.1
.0010
.0009
.0009
.0009
.0008
.0008
.0008
.0008
.0007
-3.0
.0013
.0013
.0013
.0012
.0012
.0011
.0011
.0011
.0010
.0010
-2.9
.0019
.0018
.0018
.0017
.0016
.0016
.0015
.0015
.0014
.0014
.0023
.0032
-2.8
.0026
.0025
.0024
.0023
.0022
.0021
.0021
.0020
.0019
-2.7
.0035
.0034
.0033
.0031
.0030
.0029
.0028
.0027
.0026
-2.6
.0047
.0045
.0044
.0043
.0041
.0040
.0054
.0039
.0038
.0037
.0036
-2.5
.0062
.0060
.0059
.0057
.0055
.0052
.0051
.0049
.0048
-2.4
.0064
.0084
.0082
.0080
.0078
.0075
.0073
.0071
.0069
.0068
.0066
-2.3
.0107
.0104
.0102
.0099
.0096
.0094
.0091
.0089
.0087
-2.2
.0139
.0136
.0132
.0129
.0125
.0122
.0119
.0116
.0113
.0110
.0174
.0222
.0170
.0217
-2.1
.0179
.0166
.0162
.0158
.0154
.0150
.0146
.0143
-2.0
.0228
.0212
.0207
.0202
.0197
.0192
.0188
.0183
.0274
.0287
.0359
.0281
.0268
.0262
.0256
.0250
.0233
.0244
.0307
.0384
-1.9
.0239
.0314
- 1.8
- 1.7
.0336
.0418
.0516
.0329
.0409
.0351
.0344
.0322
.0301
.0294
.0446
.0436
.0427
.0401
.0392
.0375
.0367
.0485
.0505
.0618
.0455
.0548
.0668
-1.6
.0537
.0526
.0495
.0475
.0465
-1.5
.0655
.0643
.0630
.0606
.0594
.0582
.0571
.0559
-1.4
-1.3
.0694
.0838
.0808
.0793
.0778
.0764
.0749
.0735
.0721
.0708
.0681
.0968
.0951
.0934
.0918
.0901
.0885
.0869
.0853
.0823
- 1.2
- 1.1
.1038
.1230
.1151
.1131
.1112
.1093
.1075
.1056
.1020
.1003
.0985
.1357
.1335
.1314
.1292
.1271
.1251
.1210
.1190
.1170
-1.0
.1587
.1562
.1539
.1515
.1492
.1469
.1446
.1423
.1401
.1379
.1814
.2090
-0.9
.1841
.1788
.1762
.1736
.1711
.1685
.1660
.1635
.1611
-0.8
.2119
.2061
.2033
.2005
.1977
.1949
.1922
.1894
.1867
-0.7
.2420
.2389
.2358
.2327
.2296
.2266
.2236
.2206
.2177
.2148
-0.6
.2743
.2709
.2676
.2643
.2611
.2578
.2546
.2514
.2483
.2451
-0.5
3085
3050
.3015
.2981
.2946
.2912
.2877
.2843
.2810
.2776
.3409
.3783
.4168
-0.4
.3446
.3372
.3336
3300
.3264
.3228
.3192
.3156
.3121
-0.3
.3821
.3745
3707
.3669
.3632
.3594
.3557
3520
.3483
.4090
.4483
.4880
-0.2
.4207
.4129
.4052
.4013
.3974
.3936
.3897
.3859
.4404
.4801
.4247
.4641
-0.1
.4602
.4562
.4522
.4443
.4364
.4325
.4286
-0.0
.5000
.4960
.4920
.4840
.4761
.4721
.4681
Transcribed Image Text:696 TABLES Table entry for z is the area under the Table entry standard Normal curve to the left of z. TABLE A Standard normal cumulative proportions .00 .01 .02 .03 .04 .05 .06 .07 .08 .09 -3.4 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0003 .0002 .0003 .0005 .0007 .0005 .0004 .0006 -3.3 .0005 .0005 .0004 .0004 .0004 .0004 .0004 -3.2 .0007 .0007 .0006 .0006 .0006 .0006 .0005 .0005 -3.1 .0010 .0009 .0009 .0009 .0008 .0008 .0008 .0008 .0007 -3.0 .0013 .0013 .0013 .0012 .0012 .0011 .0011 .0011 .0010 .0010 -2.9 .0019 .0018 .0018 .0017 .0016 .0016 .0015 .0015 .0014 .0014 .0023 .0032 -2.8 .0026 .0025 .0024 .0023 .0022 .0021 .0021 .0020 .0019 -2.7 .0035 .0034 .0033 .0031 .0030 .0029 .0028 .0027 .0026 -2.6 .0047 .0045 .0044 .0043 .0041 .0040 .0054 .0039 .0038 .0037 .0036 -2.5 .0062 .0060 .0059 .0057 .0055 .0052 .0051 .0049 .0048 -2.4 .0064 .0084 .0082 .0080 .0078 .0075 .0073 .0071 .0069 .0068 .0066 -2.3 .0107 .0104 .0102 .0099 .0096 .0094 .0091 .0089 .0087 -2.2 .0139 .0136 .0132 .0129 .0125 .0122 .0119 .0116 .0113 .0110 .0174 .0222 .0170 .0217 -2.1 .0179 .0166 .0162 .0158 .0154 .0150 .0146 .0143 -2.0 .0228 .0212 .0207 .0202 .0197 .0192 .0188 .0183 .0274 .0287 .0359 .0281 .0268 .0262 .0256 .0250 .0233 .0244 .0307 .0384 -1.9 .0239 .0314 - 1.8 - 1.7 .0336 .0418 .0516 .0329 .0409 .0351 .0344 .0322 .0301 .0294 .0446 .0436 .0427 .0401 .0392 .0375 .0367 .0485 .0505 .0618 .0455 .0548 .0668 -1.6 .0537 .0526 .0495 .0475 .0465 -1.5 .0655 .0643 .0630 .0606 .0594 .0582 .0571 .0559 -1.4 -1.3 .0694 .0838 .0808 .0793 .0778 .0764 .0749 .0735 .0721 .0708 .0681 .0968 .0951 .0934 .0918 .0901 .0885 .0869 .0853 .0823 - 1.2 - 1.1 .1038 .1230 .1151 .1131 .1112 .1093 .1075 .1056 .1020 .1003 .0985 .1357 .1335 .1314 .1292 .1271 .1251 .1210 .1190 .1170 -1.0 .1587 .1562 .1539 .1515 .1492 .1469 .1446 .1423 .1401 .1379 .1814 .2090 -0.9 .1841 .1788 .1762 .1736 .1711 .1685 .1660 .1635 .1611 -0.8 .2119 .2061 .2033 .2005 .1977 .1949 .1922 .1894 .1867 -0.7 .2420 .2389 .2358 .2327 .2296 .2266 .2236 .2206 .2177 .2148 -0.6 .2743 .2709 .2676 .2643 .2611 .2578 .2546 .2514 .2483 .2451 -0.5 3085 3050 .3015 .2981 .2946 .2912 .2877 .2843 .2810 .2776 .3409 .3783 .4168 -0.4 .3446 .3372 .3336 3300 .3264 .3228 .3192 .3156 .3121 -0.3 .3821 .3745 3707 .3669 .3632 .3594 .3557 3520 .3483 .4090 .4483 .4880 -0.2 .4207 .4129 .4052 .4013 .3974 .3936 .3897 .3859 .4404 .4801 .4247 .4641 -0.1 .4602 .4562 .4522 .4443 .4364 .4325 .4286 -0.0 .5000 .4960 .4920 .4840 .4761 .4721 .4681
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