Category: Mathematics

Complete the following questions before our next class.

It is know that the foot size, \(X\)of a Tyrannosaurus rex is normally distributed with \(\textrm{P}(X\geq 70)=0.43\) and \(\textrm{P}(X\leq 30)=0.24\). Find the mean and standard deviation of the Tyrannosaurus rex foot size.

You can have some time in class tomorrow to work on the questions below, but you should get a start on these tonight. (Also, we’ve now finished the chapter on continuous probability distributions!)

Exercise 28E.1 question 1
Exercise 28E.2 questions 3, 4abde, 5
Exercise 28F.1 questions 6 and 9
Exercise 28F.2 questions 5 and 9

Complete the following questions before our next class.

Exercise 28C.2 questions 3abd, 4
Exercise 28D.1 questions 1, 3, 6
Exercise 28D.2 questions 1, 3, 6 (why does question 6 not involve a normal distribution?), 8, 10

Complete the following questions before our next class.

Exercise 27H questions 2, 3, 5
Exercise 28A questions 1, 6, 8, 9
Exercise 28B questions 1, 2, 4, 7, 12 (long!)

Complete the following questions before our next class. (Give the calculator questions a try, but don’t worry if you get stuck, as we’ll talk about those in class.)

Exercise 27F questions 1, 3, 6
Exercise 27G questions 1, 3, 5, 8, 11

Complete the following questions before our next class.

Exercise 27E questions 1–3, 5

Complete the following questions before our next class.

Exercise 27D questions 1, 4, 8, 10