Answer to Question #142952 in Statistics and Probability for Margaret

Question

A random variable is normally distributed with a mean of u=50 and a standard deviation of a=5 .The probability that the random variable will assume a value greater than 40 is
1. 0.9772
2. 0.0228
3. 0.4207
4. 0.5793
5. 0.4920

Answer 1

$P(X>40)=P(Z>\frac{40-50}{5})$

$=P(Z>-2)=1-P(Z<-2)$

$=1-0.0228=0.9772$

Choice 1 is the correct answer.