Statistics Normal Probabilities Empirical Rule

A town's average snowfall is 48 inches per year with a standard deviation of 6 inches. Using a Normal model, what percent of snowfall amounts will be between 40 and 50?

• 0.5393

• 0.4607

• 0.3719

• 0.7234

In Standford, CA, cars were traveling at a mean speed of 23.84 mph, with a standard deviation of 3.56 mph. One car's z-score was +3.2. How fast was that car going?

• 72.728 mph

• 12.448 mph

• 35.232 mph

• 32.563 mph

Answer explanation

In a factory, the weight of the concrete poured into a mold by a machine follows a normal distribution with a mean of 1150 pounds and a standard deviation of 22 pounds. Approximately 99.7% of molds filled by this machine will hold weights in what interval? 

• 1084 to 1216 pounds 

• 1106 to 1150 pounds 

• 1106 to 1194 pounds 

• 1128 to 1172 pounds

What percent of people within 3 standard deviations of the mean?

• 99.7

• 34

• 68

• 95

What percent of people within 2 standard deviations of the mean?

• 99.7

• 34

• 68

• 95

What percent of people within 1 standard deviation of the mean?

• 99.7

• 34

• 68

• 95

What percentage of the data is between 1 and 2 standard deviations

• 34%

• 50%

• 2.35%

• 13.5%

What percent of people are 3 standard deviations above the mean?

• .15

• 34

• 68

• 2.35

500 juniors at Central High School took the ACT last year. The scores were distributed normally with μ=24 and σ=4.

What percent of ACT scores are between 20 and 28?

• 34%

• 68%

• 81.5%

• 95%

Which interval shows 95% of the data given a mean of 15 and a standard deviation of 3? 

• 9 to 21

• 12 to 18

• 6 to 24

• 13 to 16