Answer to Question #330886 in Statistics and Probability for ramon

Question

1. The weight of goats at a farm is normally distributed with a mean of 60 kg and a standard deviation of 10 kg. A truck used to transport goats can only accommodate not more than 650 kg. If 10 goats are selected at random from the population, what is the probability that the total weight exceeds the maximum weight?

Answer 1

$P(\bar X>65)=P(Z>\frac{65-60}{\frac{10}{\sqrt{10}}})=P(Z>1.58)=1-P(Z<1.58)=0.0571.$