What is the chance the randomly selected obese adult male DSH cat has a weight of more than 23 pounds?

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QUESTION 10

  1. For Problems #10 through #12, consider the following context.

    According to ongoing clinical research into feline health, the weight of an obese adult male Domestic Short Hair (DSH) cats is normally distributed with a population mean of 20 pounds and a population standard deviation estimated at 2 pounds.  The office manager at Violet Veterinarians pulls a randomly selected chart for an obese adult male feline DSH.

    What is the chance the randomly selected obese adult male DSH cat has a weight of more than 23 pounds?  [COMMENTS & HINTS:  Round to the nearest whole percentage and include the percent symbol.]

 

QUESTION 11

  1. For Problems #10 through #12, consider the following context.

    According to ongoing clinical research into feline health, the weight of an obese adult male Domestic Short Hair (DSH) cats is normally distributed with a population mean of 20 pounds and a population standard deviation estimated at 2 pounds.  The office manager at Violet Veterinarians pulls a randomly selected chart for an obese adult male feline DSH.

    What is the likelihood the randomly selected obese adult male DSH cat has a weight between 17 pounds and 23 pounds?  [COMMENTS & HINTS:  Round to the nearest whole percentage and include the percent symbol.]

 

QUESTION 12

  1. For Problems #10 through #12, consider the following context.

    According to ongoing clinical research into feline health, the weight of an obese adult male Domestic Short Hair (DSH) cats is normally distributed with a population mean of 20 pounds and a population standard deviation estimated at 2 pounds.  The office manager at Violet Veterinarians pulls a randomly selected chart for an obese adult male feline DSH.

    The randomly selected obese adult male DSH cat’s weight fell in the top 10%.  What is the approximate cutoff weight, to the nearest whole pound, that approximately includes the top 10%?

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