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Solution
A)
We first get the z score for the critical value. As z = (x - u) / s, then as
x = critical value = 40
u = mean = 45
s = standard deviation = 5
Thus,
z = (x - u) / s = -1
Thus, using a table/technology, the left tailed area of this is
P(z < -1 ) = 0.158655254 [ANSWER at most 40]
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a)
We first get the z score for the critical value. As z = (x - u) / s, then as
x = critical value = 64
u = mean = 45
s = standard deviation = 5
Thus,
z = (x - u) / s = 3.8
Thus, using a table/technology, the right tailed area of this is
P(z > 3.8 ) = 0.000072348 = 0.0001 [ANSWER, MORE THAN 64]
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b)
First, we get the z score from the given left tailed area. As
Left tailed area = 0.25
Then, using table or technology,
z = -0.67448975
As x = u + z * s,
where
u = mean = 45
z = the critical z score = -0.67448975
s = standard deviation = 5
Then
x = critical value = 41.62755125 [ANSWER]

