Toby's Trucking Company determined that on an annual basis, the distance traveled per truck is normally distributed, with a mean of 50,000 miles and a standard deviation of 12,000 miles. What proportion of trucks can be expected to travel between 38,000 and 62,000 miles in the year? What percentage of the trucks travel less than 35,000 miles in the year? What percentage of the trucks travel more than 57,000 miles in the year? How many miles will be traveled by at least (equal to and more than) 72% of the trucks? Your Answers: _____________ B. _____________    C.   _____________      D. ________     Warranty records show that the probability that a new car needs a warranty repair in the first 90 days is 0.05.  If a sample of 3 new cars is selected: What is the probability that none needs a warranty repair? __________________ What is the probability that at least one needs a warranty repair? _________________ What is the probability that more than one needs a warranty repair? __________________ The key components of this problem are:Sample size (trials) = 3 new carsProbability of “success” = 5%Number of “successes”: A: Exactly 0B: 1 or moreC: More than one

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  1. Toby's Trucking Company determined that on an annual basis, the distance traveled per truck is normally distributed, with a mean of 50,000 miles and a standard deviation of 12,000 miles.
    1. What proportion of trucks can be expected to travel between 38,000 and 62,000 miles in the year?
    2. What percentage of the trucks travel less than 35,000 miles in the year?
    3. What percentage of the trucks travel more than 57,000 miles in the year?
    4. How many miles will be traveled by at least (equal to and more than) 72% of the trucks?

Your Answers:

  1. _____________ B. _____________    C.   _____________      D. ________

 

 

  1. Warranty records show that the probability that a new car needs a warranty repair in the first 90 days is 0.05.  If a sample of 3 new cars is selected:
  1. What is the probability that none needs a warranty repair? __________________
  2. What is the probability that at least one needs a warranty repair? _________________
  3. What is the probability that more than one needs a warranty repair? __________________

The key components of this problem are:
Sample size (trials) = 3 new cars
Probability of “success” = 5%
Number of “successes”:

A: Exactly 0
B: 1 or more
C: More than one

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