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1. At a local high school, GPA's are normally distributed with a mean of 2.9 and standard
deviation of 0.6. What percentage of students at the high school have a GPA between
2.3 and 3.5?

A 68% B 95%

C 84% D 99.7%

2. At a local high school, GPA's are normally distributed with a mean of 2.9 and
standard deviation of 0.6. What is the GPA of the highest 2.5% of the students?

A 4.1 B 4.1 or higher

C 4.5 or higher D 4.7

3. Scores on a certain standardized test have a mean of 500, and a standard deviation of
100. How common is a score between 600 and 700? Calculate the probability.

A 2.5% B 13.5%

C 16% D 2.35%

4. A 12 oz can of soda has a mean volume of 12 oz, with a standard deviation of .25 oz.
How common are cans with less than 11.5 oz of soda? Calculate the probability.

A 2.25% B .15%

C 2.35% D 2.5%

5. The mean life of a tire is 30,000 km. The standard deviation is 2000 km.

Then, 68% of all tires will have a life between ___________ km and_______km.

A 27,000 km and 31,000 km.

B 28,000 km and 32,000 km.
C 24,000 km and 34,000 km.
D 26,000 km and 34,000 km.
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6. The average waist size for teenage males is 29 inches with a standard deviation
of 2 inches.
If waist sizes are normally distributed, determine the z-score of a teenage male with a
33 inch waist.

A -2 B -1

C 1 D 2

7. 1. Which best describes the shaded part of this

normal distribution graph?

All data that is one or more standard

A B All data that is above the mean.
deviations above the mean.
C All data that is between 1 and 3. D All data that is one or higher.

8. A national achievement test is administered annually to 3rd graders. The test has a
mean score of 100 and a standard deviation of 15. If Jane's z-score is 1.20, what was
her score on the test?

A 118 B 88

C 100 D 82

9. Rank the performance of the three different tests

A III, II, 1 B I, III, II

C III, I, II D I, II, III

10. 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 95% of molds filled by this machine will hold weights in what
interval?

A 1128 to 1172 pounds B 1084 to 1216 pounds

C 1106 to 1194 pounds D 1106 to 1150 pounds

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11. 68% of fireman worked between what years?

A Between 10 and 30 Years B Between 17 and 23 years

C Between 15 and 25 years D Between 5 and 15 years

12. The shelf life of a particular dairy product is normally distributed with a mean of 12
days and a standard deviation of 3 days.

About what percent of the products last between 12 and 15 days?

A 2.5% B 34%

C 16% D 68%

13. The mean temperature in Glens Falls for the month of February is 23 degrees
with a standard deviation of 4.2 degrees. Approximately what percent of days in
February will have days below 23 degrees?

A 34% B 68%

C 5% D 50%

14. The mean life of a tire is 30,000 km. The standard deviation is 2000 km.

Then, 68% of all tires will have a life between ___________ km and_______km.

A 27,000 km and 31,000 km. B 26,000 km and 34,000 km.

C 28,000 km and 32,000 km. D 24,000 km and 34,000 km.

15. The mean GPA of students in a course at UCDavis is 3.2 with a standard deviation of
0.3. What percent of students in the course have a GPA between 2.9 and 3.8?

A 47.5% B 68%

C 95% D 81.85%

16. What is the the total area under the standard normal distribution curve?

A 25 B .5

C 100 D 1

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17. What shape is a normal distribution curve?

A Round curve B Bell curve

C Half curve D Square curve

18. 68% of fireman worked between what years?

A Between 5 and 15 years B Between 15 and 25 years

C Between 10 and 30 Years D Between 17 and 23 years

19. Approximately 95% of women had their first child between

the ages of:

A 21.9 and 38.1 years B 16.5 and 38.1 years

C 11.1 and 43.5 years D 21.9 and 32.7 years

20. The distribution of heights of adult American men is approximately Normal with
mean 69 inches and standard deviation 2.5 inches.
What percent of men are taller than 74 inches?

A 2.5% B 5%

C 1% D 16%

21. The distribution of heights of adult American men is approximately Normal with
mean 69 inches and standard deviation 2.5 inches. Between what heights do the
middle 95% of men fall?

A 61.5-76.5 B 66.5-71.5

C 65-73 D 64-74

22. The distribution of heights of adult American men is approximately Normal with mean 69
inches and standard deviation 2.5 inches. What percent of men are between 64 and
66.5 inches tall?

A 2.5% B 13.5%

C 50% D 34%

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23. Between what two standard deviations of a normal distribution contain 68% of the data?

A two below and two above B one below and one above

C two below and zero D zero and two above

24. 1. Which best describes the shaded part of this

normal distribution graph?

All data that is one or more

standard B All data that is above the mean.
A
deviations above the mean.

C All data that is one or higher. D All data that is between 1 and 3.

25. If the shaded area under the curve is .85, what is the other missing portion of the curve?

A .17 B .26

C .30 D .15

26. How many values are within one standard deviation of the mean?
180, 313, 101, 255, 202, 198, 109, 183, 181, 113, 171, 165, 318, 145, 131, 145, 226, 113,
268, 108

A 11 B 9

C 12 D 10

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