Chapter 9 solutions even numbers only

P( X 1)
9.2 a =P(1,1)= 1/36
P( X 6)
b = P(6,6) = 1/36

9.4 The variance of X is smaller than the variance of X.

9.6 No, because the sample mean is approximately normally distributed.

X 1050 1000
P
9.8 a
P( X 1050 )
= / n 200 / 25 = P(Z > 1.25) = 1 P(Z < 1.25) = 1 .8944

= .1056
X 960 1000
P
b
P( X 960 ) / n 200 / 25 = P(Z < 1.00) = .1587

X 1100 1000
P

P( X 1100 ) / n 200 / 25 = P(Z > 2.50) = 1 P(Z < 2.50) = 1 .9938 = .0062
c

49 50 X 52 50
P

P( 49 X 52 ) 5 / 4 / n 5 / 4 = P(.40 < Z < .80)
9.10 a
= P(Z < .80) P(Z < .40) = .7881 .3446 = .4435
49 50 X 52 50
P
P(49 X 52 ) 5 / 16 / n 5 / 16
b = P(.80 < Z < 1.60)
= P(Z < 1.60) P(Z < .80) = .9452 .2119 = .7333
49 50 X 52 50
P
c
P(49 X 52 ) 5 / 25 / n 5 / 25 = P(1.00 < Z < 2.00)

= P(Z < 2.00) P(Z < 1.00) = .9772 .1587 = .8185

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 49 50 X 52 50
P
9.12 a
P(49 X 52 ) 20 / 4 / n 20 / 4 = P(.10 < Z < .20)

= P(Z < .20) P(Z < .10) = .5793 .4602= .1191

49 50 X 52 50
P
b
P(49 X 52 ) 20 / 16 / n 20 / 16 = P(.20 < Z < .40)

= P(Z < .40) P(Z < .20) = .6554 .4207= .2347

49 50 X 52 50
P

P(49 X 52 ) 20 / 25 / n 20 / 25 = P(.25 < Z < .50)
c
= P(Z < .50) P(Z < .25) = .6915 .4013= .2902

Nn 500 10,000 1,000

10,000 1
9.14 a x = n
N 1 1,000
= = 15.00

Nn 500 10 ,000 500

N 1 10 ,000 1
b x= n = 500 = 21.80

Nn 500 10,000 100

c x = n
N 1 100 10,000 1
= = 49.75

9.16 We can answer part (c) and possibly part (b) depending on how nonnormal the population is.

X 60 52
P
9.18 a P(X > 60) = 6
= P(Z > 1.33) = 1 P(Z < 1.33) = 1 .9082 = .0918

X 60 52
P
b
P(X 60 ) / n 6 / 3 = P(Z > 2.31) = 1 P(Z < 2.31) = 1 .9896 = .0104

3 3
c [P(X >60)] =[.0918] = .00077

X 75 78
P
9.20 a P(X < 75) = 6
= P(Z < .50) = .3085
X 75 78
P
b
P( X 75) / n 6 / 50 = P(Z < 3.54) = 1 P(Z < 3.54) = 1 1 = 0

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 X 5.97 6.05
P
9.22 a
P( X 5.97 ) / n .18 / 36 = P(Z < 2.67) =.0038

b It appears to be false.

9.24 The professor needs to know the mean and standard deviation of the population of the
weights of elevator users and that the distribution is not extremely nonnormal.

X 5 4 .8
P
9.26 P(Total time > 300) =
P( X 300 / 60 ) P (X 5) / n 1.3 / 60 = P(Z > 1.19)

= 1 P(Z < 1.19) = 1 .8830 = .1170

X 1.92 2.0
P
9.28 P(Total number of cups > 240) =
P( X 240 / 125 ) P( X 1.92 ) / n .6 / 125

= P(Z > 1.49) = 1 P(Z < 1.49) = 1 .0681 = .9319

P p .60 .5
P
p(1 p) / n (.5)(1 .5) / 300
9.30a P( P > .60) = = P(Z > 3.46) = 0
P p .60 .55
P
p(1 p) / n (. 55 )(1 .55 ) / 300
b. P( P > .60) = = P(Z > 1.74) = 1 P(Z < 1.74)
= 1 .9591 = .0409
P p .60 .6
P
p(1 p) / n (.6)(1 .6) / 300
c. P( P > .60) = = P(Z > 0) = 1 P(Z < 0) = 1 .5 = .5

P p .75 .80
P
p(1 p) / n (. 80 )(1 .80 ) / 100
9.32 P( P < .75) = = P(Z < 1.25) = .1056

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 P p .49 .55
P
p(1 p) / n (. 55)(1 .55) / 500
9.34 P( P < .49) = = P(Z < 2.70) = .0035

P p .50 .53
P
p(1 p) / n (. 53)(1 .53) / 400
9.36 a P( P < .50) = = P(Z < 1.20) =.1151; the claim may
be true
P p .50 .53
P
p(1 p) / n (. 53)(1 .53) / 1,000
b P( P < .50) = = P(Z < 1.90) = .0287; the claim
appears to be false

P p .05 .03
P
p(1 p) / n (.03)(1 .03) / 400
9.38 P( P > .05)= = P(Z > 2.34) = 1 P(Z < 2.34)
= 1 .9904 = .0096; the commercial appears to be dishonest

P p .45 .50
P
p(1 p) / n (. 50 )(1 .50 ) / 600
9.40 a P( P < .45) = = P(Z < 2.45) = .0071
b The claim appears to be false.

P p .70 .75
P
p(1 p) / n (.75 )(1 .75 ) / 460
9.42 P( P < .70) = = P(Z < 2.48) = .0066

9.44 The claim appears to be false.

( X X ) ( ) 25 ( 280 270 )
P( X 1 X 2 25) P 1 2 1 2

12 22 25 2 30 2

n1 n 2 50 50
9.46 = P(Z > 2.72)

= 1 P(Z < 2.72) = 1 .9967 = .0033

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( X X ) ( ) 0 (40 38 )
P( X 1 X 2 0) P 1 2 1 2

12 22 62 82

n1 n 2 25 25
9.48 = P(Z > 1.00) = 1 P(Z < 1.00)
= 1 .1587 = .8413

( X X ) ( ) 0 (140 138 )
P( X 1 X 2 0) P 1 2 1 2

12 22 62 82

n1 n 2 25 25
9.50 = P(Z > 1.00)

= 1 P(Z < 1.00) = 1 .1587 = .8413

( X X ) ( ) 0 (73 77 )
P( X 1 X 2 0) P 1 2 1 2

12 22 12 2 10 2

n1 n 2 4 4
9.52 = P(Z > .51) = 1 P(Z < .51)
= 1 .6950 = .3050

( X X ) ( ) 0 (10 15)
P( X 1 X 2 0) P 1 2 1 2

12 22 32 32

n1 n 2 25 25
9.54 = P(Z < 5.89) = 1

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