At the end of the school event the organizers estimated that
At the end of the school event the organizers estimated that a family of participants spent in average $100.00 with a standard deviation of $20.00.
What’s the probability that the mean amount spent will be between $90 and $115?
Participants whose spending was in the 95% will receive a 20% off coupon on the tickets of the following event. What is the minimum spent amount that you should have in order to receive such a discount?
What is the maximum amount that you can spend and still be in the lowest 5%?
How likely (what is the probability) is it to have spent an amount below $110?
How likely (what is the probability) is it that a family spent more than $80?
How likely (what is the probability) is it to have spent between $90 and $105?
If 36 participants (36 = size of the sample) are selected randomly, what’s the likelihood that their mean spent amount will be within $7 of the population mean? (mean +/- 7)
Solution
At the end of the school event the organizers estimated that a family of participants spent in average $100.00 with a standard deviation of $20.00.
 What’s the probability that the mean amount spent will be between $90 and $115?   
We first get the z score for the two values. As z = (x - u) / s, then as          
 x1 = lower bound =    90      
 x2 = upper bound =    115      
 u = mean =    100      
           
 s = standard deviation =    20      
           
 Thus, the two z scores are          
           
 z1 = lower z score = (x1 - u)/s =    -0.5      
 z2 = upper z score = (x2 - u) / s =    0.75      
           
 Using table/technology, the left tailed areas between these z scores is          
           
 P(z < z1) =    0.308537539      
 P(z < z2) =    0.773372648      
           
 Thus, the area between them, by subtracting these areas, is          
           
 P(z1 < z < z2) =    0.464835109   [ANSWER]
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Participants whose spending was in the 95% will receive a 20% off coupon on the tickets of the following event. What is the minimum spent amount that you should have in order to receive such a discount?
First, we get the z score from the given left tailed area. As          
           
 Left tailed area =    0.95      
           
 Then, using table or technology,          
           
 z =    1.644853627      
           
 As x = u + z * s,          
           
 where          
           
 u = mean =    100      
 z = the critical z score =    1.644853627      
 s = standard deviation =    20      
           
 Then          
           
 x = critical value =    132.8970725   [ANSWER]
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 What is the maximum amount that you can spend and still be in the lowest 5%?
First, we get the z score from the given left tailed area. As          
           
 Left tailed area =    0.05      
           
 Then, using table or technology,          
           
 z =    -1.644853627      
           
 As x = u + z * s,          
           
 where          
           
 u = mean =    100      
 z = the critical z score =    -1.644853627      
 s = standard deviation =    20      
           
 Then          
           
 x = critical value =    67.10292746   [ANSWER]
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 How likely (what is the probability) is it to have spent an amount below $110?
We first get the z score for the critical value. As z = (x - u) / s, then as          
           
 x = critical value =    110      
 u = mean =    100      
           
 s = standard deviation =    20      
           
 Thus,          
           
 z = (x - u) / s =    0.5      
           
 Thus, using a table/technology, the left tailed area of this is          
           
 P(z <   0.5   ) =    0.691462461 [ANSWER]
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