MAA 161 STATISTICS FOR SCIENCES STUDENTS TUTORIAL 6

1. The average individual monthly spending in the United States for paging and messaging services is $10.15. If the standard deviation is $2.45 and the amounts are normally distributed, what is the probability that a randomly selected user of these services pays more than $15.00 per month? Between $12.00 and $14.00 per month? 2. The average cost of repairing an iPod is $120 with a standard deviation of $10.50. The costs are normally distributed. If 15% of the costs are considered excessive, find the cost in dollars that would be considered excessive. 3. For the first 7 months of the year, the average precipitation in Toledo, Ohio, is 19.32 inches. If the average precipitation is normally distributed with a standard deviation of 2.44 inches, find the probability of a randomly selected year will have precipitation greater than 18 inches for the first 7 months. 4. Of the total population of American households, including older American and perhaps some not so old. 17.3% receive retirement income. In a random sample of 120 households, what is the probability that more than 21 households but less than 34 households receive a retirement income? 5. The probability of winning on a slot machine is 5%. If a person plays the machine is 5 %. If a person plays the machine 500 times, find the probability of winning 30 times. Use the normal approximation to be the binomial distribution. 6. According to the government 5.3% of those employed are multi-job holders. In a random sample of 150 people who are employed, what is the probability that fewer than 9 hold multiple jobs? What is the probability that more than 51 are not multiple-jobs holders? 7. In a large university, 30% of the incoming first year students elect to enroll in a personal finance course offered by the university. Find the probability that 800 randomly selected incoming first year students, at least 260 have elected to enroll in the course.

8. Of the total population of the United State, 20% live in the northeast. If 200 residents of the United States are selected at random, find the probability that at least 50 live in the northeast.