Time Spent Online Americans spend an average of 5 hours per day online. If the standard deviation is 29 minutes, find the range in which at least 93.75% of the data will lie. Use Chebyshev's theorem. Round your k to the nearest whole number. At least 93.75% of the data will lie between and minutes.

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### Time Spent Online

Americans spend an average of 5 hours per day online. If the standard deviation is 29 minutes, find the range in which at least 93.75% of the data will lie. Use Chebyshev's theorem. Round your \( k \) to the nearest whole number. 
   
**Solution:** 

To determine the range, apply Chebyshev's theorem, which states that:
\[ P(|X - \mu| \geq k\sigma) \leq \frac{1}{k^2} \]

Given:
- Mean (\( \mu \)) = 5 hours (300 minutes)
- Standard deviation (\( \sigma \)) = 29 minutes
- At least 93.75% of the data (\( P \)) = 0.9375

First, find \( k \):

\[ 0.9375 = 1 - \frac{1}{k^2} \]
\[ \frac{1}{k^2} = 1 - 0.9375 \]
\[ \frac{1}{k^2} = 0.0625 \]
\[ k^2 = \frac{1}{0.0625} \]
\[ k = \sqrt{\frac{1}{0.0625}} \]
\[ k = \sqrt{16} \]
\[ k = 4 \]

Now, determine the range:
\[ \mu - k\sigma \] and \[ \mu + k\sigma \]

Calculate both bounds:
\[ 300 - 4(29) \] and \[ 300 + 4(29) \]
\[ 300 - 116 \] and \[ 300 + 116 \]
\[ 184 \] and \[ 416 \]

Therefore, at least 93.75% of the data will lie between 184 and 416 minutes.

* **Input Fields:**
  - Between: \( \boxed{184} \) and \( \boxed{416} \) minutes.
Transcribed Image Text:### Time Spent Online Americans spend an average of 5 hours per day online. If the standard deviation is 29 minutes, find the range in which at least 93.75% of the data will lie. Use Chebyshev's theorem. Round your \( k \) to the nearest whole number. **Solution:** To determine the range, apply Chebyshev's theorem, which states that: \[ P(|X - \mu| \geq k\sigma) \leq \frac{1}{k^2} \] Given: - Mean (\( \mu \)) = 5 hours (300 minutes) - Standard deviation (\( \sigma \)) = 29 minutes - At least 93.75% of the data (\( P \)) = 0.9375 First, find \( k \): \[ 0.9375 = 1 - \frac{1}{k^2} \] \[ \frac{1}{k^2} = 1 - 0.9375 \] \[ \frac{1}{k^2} = 0.0625 \] \[ k^2 = \frac{1}{0.0625} \] \[ k = \sqrt{\frac{1}{0.0625}} \] \[ k = \sqrt{16} \] \[ k = 4 \] Now, determine the range: \[ \mu - k\sigma \] and \[ \mu + k\sigma \] Calculate both bounds: \[ 300 - 4(29) \] and \[ 300 + 4(29) \] \[ 300 - 116 \] and \[ 300 + 116 \] \[ 184 \] and \[ 416 \] Therefore, at least 93.75% of the data will lie between 184 and 416 minutes. * **Input Fields:** - Between: \( \boxed{184} \) and \( \boxed{416} \) minutes.
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