Answer:
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Step-by-step explanation:
The time until recharge for a battery in a laptop computer under common conditions is normally distributed with mean of 270 minutes and a standard deviation of 50 minutes. a) What is the probability that a battery lasts more than four hours b) What are the quartiles (the 25% and 75% values) of batterylife? c) c) What value of life in minutes is exceeded with 95% probability? (Roundthe answer to the nearest integer.)
Solution:
The z score is used to determine by how many standard deviations the mean is above or below the raw score. If the z score is positive then the raw score is above the mean while if the z score is negative then the raw score is below the mean. The z score is given by:
Given μ = 270 minutes, σ = 50 minutes
a)
P(x > 4 hours) = P(x > 240 minutes)
From the distribution table, P(x > 240) = P(z > -0.6) = 1- P(z < 0.6) = 1 - 0.2743 = 0.7257
c) P(z > z*) = 0.95
1 - P(z < z*) = 0.95
P(z < z*) = 0.05
This corresponds to a z score of -1.645
For 75%, P(z < z*) = 0.75
This corresponds to a z score of 0.68
c) For 25%, P(z < z*) = 0.25
This corresponds to a z score of -0.67
