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The weight of adobe bricks for construction is normally distributed with a mean of 3 pounds and a standard deviation of 0.25 pound. Assume that the weights of the bricks are independent and that a random sample of 25 bricks is chosen.(a) What is the probability that the mean weight of the sample is less than 3.05 pounds?
Round your answer to four decimal places (e. g. 98.7654).
(b) What value will the mean weight exceed with probability 0.99?
Round your answer to two decimal places (e. g. 98.76).

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Answer from: freemanjskg

(a) The probability that the mean weight of the sample is less than 3.05 pounds is 0.8413.

(b) The value for which the mean weight exceed with probability 0.99 is 2.88 pounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that the weight of adobe bricks for construction is normally distributed with a mean of 3 pounds and a standard deviation of 0.25 pound.

Assume that the weights of the bricks are independent and that a random sample of 25 bricks is chosen.

Let $\bar X$ = sample mean weight of the bricks

The z-score probability distribution for sample mean is given by;

Z = $\frac{ \bar X-\mu}{\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n} } }} }$ ~ N(0,1)

where, $\mu$ = population mean weight of bricks = 3 pounds

$\sigma$ = standard deviation = 0.25 pounds

n = sample of bricks = 25

The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is away from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value (area) associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X.

(a) Probability that the mean weight of the sample is less than 3.05 pounds is given by = P( $\bar X$ < 3.05 pounds)

P( $\bar X$ < 3.05 pounds) = P( $\frac{ \bar X-\mu}{\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n} } }} }$ < $\frac{3.05-3}{\frac{0.25}{\sqrt{25} } }} }$ ) = P(Z < 1) = 0.8413

So, in the z table the P(Z $\leq$ x) or P(Z < x) is given. So, the above probability is calculated by looking at the value of x = 1 in the z table which has an area of 0.84134.

Hence, the probability that the mean weight of the sample is less than 3.05 pounds is 0.8413.

(b) Now, we have to find the value for which the mean weight exceed with probability 0.99, that means;

P( $\bar X$ > x) = 0.99 {where x is the required value}

P( $\frac{ \bar X-\mu}{\frac{\sigma}{\sqrt{n} } }} }$ > $\frac{x-3}{\frac{0.25}{\sqrt{25} } }} }$ ) = 0.99

P(Z > $\frac{x-3}{\frac{0.25}{\sqrt{25} } }} }$ ) = 0.99

1 - P(Z $\leq$ $\frac{x-3}{\frac{0.25}{\sqrt{25} } }} }$ ) = 0.99

P(Z $\leq$ $\frac{x-3}{\frac{0.25}{\sqrt{25} } }} }$ ) = 1 - 0.99

P(Z $\leq$ $\frac{x-3}{\frac{0.25}{\sqrt{25} } }} }$ ) = 0.01

Now, in the z table, the critical value of x for which the probability area is less than 0.01 is -2.3263, i.e.;

$\frac{x-3}{\frac{0.25}{\sqrt{25} } }} }$ = -2.3263

${x-3}= -2.3263 \times \frac{0.25 }{\sqrt{25}}$

= 3 - 0.116315 = 2.88 pounds

Therefore, the value for which the mean weight exceed with probability 0.99 is 2.88 pounds.

Answer from: Quest

answer: 370

step-by-step explanation:

remember use pemdas! there are no parentheses or exponents so lets move onto the first part of the equation: multiplication and division. first, lets break the first part of the equation up into something easier using the distributive property. 28 * 12= (20 *12) + (8*12) you know that 20*12 is 240 and 8*12 is 96. add them and you get 336. then, lets solve the last part of the equation (the last part of pemdas is addition and subtraction). 336 plus 34 is 370. hope this !

Answer from: Quest

$655.61 which is option c

step-by-step explanation:

price of house = $146,000

initial rate = 3.5%

mortgaged paid in this = 3.5 % of $146,000

= $\frac{3.5*146000}{100}$

=$5110

the total years would be = 7

total mortgaged paid = 7 * $5110

=$35770

remaining money = $146000-35770

=$110230

new mortgaged payment = 5 % of 110230

= $\frac{5*110230}{100}$

=$655.61

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