Short Answer
Researchers studying the effects of a new diet found that the weight loss over a one-month period by those on the diet was normally distributed with a mean of 7 kg and a standard deviation of 2.5 kg.
a. What proportion of the dieters lost more than 10 kg?
b. What proportion of the dieters gained weight?
c. If a dieter is selected at random, what is the probability that the dieter lost at most 5 kg?
Correct Answer:

Verified
a. 0.1151....View Answer
Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge
Correct Answer:
Verified
View Answer
Unlock this answer now
Get Access to more Verified Answers free of charge
Q73: If we standardise the normal curve, we
Q74: A continuous random variable X has the
Q75: In the exponential distribution, the value of
Q76: Find the following probabilities.<br>a. P(X
Q77: The weights of cans of soup produced
Q79: A standard normal distribution is a normal
Q80: Given that Z is a standard normal
Q81: A used car salesman in a small
Q82: The scores of high-school students sitting a
Q83: Given that Z is a standard normal