In a certain country, the average age is 31 years old and the standard deviation is 4 years. If we select a simple random sample of 100 people from this country, what is the probability that the average age of our sample is at least 32?

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Answer: 0.0062

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Mean : [tex]\mu=\ 31[/tex]

Standard deviation :[tex]\sigma= 4[/tex]

Sample size : [tex]n=100[/tex]

Assume that age of people in the country is normally distributed.

The formula to calculate the z-score :-

[tex]z=\dfrac{x-\mu}{\dfrac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n}}}[/tex]

For x = 32

[tex]z=\dfrac{32-31}{\dfrac{4}{\sqrt{100}}}=5[/tex]

The p-value = [tex]P(x\geq32)=P(z\geq5)[/tex]

[tex]=1-P(z<5)=1- 0.9937903\approx0.0062[/tex]

Hence, the the probability that the average age of our sample is at least =0.0062