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6.3 Exercise 29

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Use the following information to answer the next three exercises: The length of time it takes to find a parking space at 9 A.M. follows a normal distribution with a mean of five minutes and a standard deviation of two minutes.

According to a study done by De Anza students, the height for Asian adult males is normally distributed with an average of 66 inches and a standard deviation of 2.5 inches. Suppose one Asian adult male is randomly chosen. Let X = height of the individual.

  1. X ~ _____(_____,_____)
  2. Find the probability that the person is between 65 and 69 inches. Include a sketch of the graph, and write a probability statement.
  3. Would you expect to meet many Asian adult males over 72 inches? Explain why or why not, and justify your answer numerically.
  4. The middle 40% of heights fall between what two values? Sketch the graph, and write the probability statement.

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