An article in American Demographics claims that more than tw

An article in American Demographics claims that more than twice as many shoppers are out shopping on the weekends than during the week. Not only that, such shoppers also spend more money on their purchases on Saturdays and Sundays! Suppose that the amount of money spent at shopping centers between 4 P.M. and 6 P.M. on Sundays has a normal distribution with mean $85 and with a standard deviation of $20. A shopper is randomly selected on a Sunday between 4 P.M. and 6 P.M. and asked about his spending patterns. (a) What is the probability that he has spent more than $91 at the mall? (Round your answer to four decimal places.) (b) What is the probability that he has spent between $91 and $101 at the mall? (Round your answer to four decimal places.) (c) If two shoppers are randomly selected, what is the probability that both shoppers have spent more than $101 at the mall? (Round your answer to four decimal places.)

Solution

Normal Distribution
Mean ( u ) =85
Standard Deviation ( sd )=20
Normal Distribution = Z= X- u / sd ~ N(0,1)                  
P(X > 101) = (101-85)/20
= 16/20 = 0.8
= P ( Z >0.8) From Standard Normal Table
= 0.2119