ose that the heights of adult women in the United States are normally distributed with a mean of 63.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.4 in 85% of the population of U.S. women. How tall (in inches) is Jennifer? Carry your intermediate computations to at least four decimal places. Round your answer to one decima

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Suppose that the heights of adult women in the United States are normally distributed with a mean of 63.5 inches and a standard deviation of 2.4 in 85% of the population of U.S. women. How tall (in inches) is Jennifer? Carry your intermediate computations to at least four decimal places. Round your answer to one decimal place

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The z score can be calculated as:

z=x-μσ

The required z score that is associated with the 85% to the left of the curve can be obtained by using the standard normal table. The value of z at p = 0.85 is 1.04.

 

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