Some doctors believe that a person can lose five pounds, on average, in a month by reducing his or her fat intake and by consistently exercising. Suppose weight loss has a normal distribution. Let X = the amount of weight lost, in pounds, by a person in a month. Use a standard deviation of two pounds. X ~ N(5, 2). Fill in the blanks.
a. Suppose a person lost 10 pounds in a month. The z-score when x = 10 pounds is z = 2.5 (verify). This z-score tells you that x = 10 is ________ standard deviations to the ________ (right or left) of the mean _____ (What is the mean?).
OpenStax Statistics, 6.1 The Standard Normal Distribution, exercise 2