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The annual salaries of all employees at a financial company are normally distributed with a mean of $34,000 and a standard deviation of $4,000. What is the z-score of a company employee who makes an annual salary of $54,000?

A
–5
B
–3
C
4
D
5
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The amount of daily time that teenagers spend on a brand A cell phone is normally distributed with a given mean = 2.5 hr and standard deviation = 0.6 hr. What percentage of the teenagers spend more than 3.1 hr?

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5%
B
10%
C
16%
D
32%
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What is the mean of the normal distribution shown below?

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A
0
B
2
C
4
D
5
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The graph below shows the average daily temperatures on January 1 from 1900 to 1934 for city A.The mean of the temperatures in the chart is 24° with a standard deviation of 4°. Which temperature is more than one standard deviation above the mean?

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A
16°
B
18°
C
30°
D
27°
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The heights of a certain type of tree are approximately normally distributed with a mean height = 5 ft and a standard deviation = 0.4 ft. Which statement must be true?

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A
A tree with a height of 5.4 ft is 1 standard deviation below the mean.
B
A tree with a height of 4.6 ft is 1 standard deviation above the mean.
C
A tree with a height of 5.8 ft is 2.5 standard deviations above the mean.
D
A tree with a height of 6.2 ft is 3 standard deviations above the mean.
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The graph below shows two normal distributions.What is the difference of the means of the distributions?

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A
15
B
30
C
45
D
60
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The graph below shows three different normal distributions.Which statement must be true?

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A
Each distribution has a different mean and the same standard deviation.
B
Each distribution has a different mean and a different standard deviation.
C
Each distribution has the same mean and the same standard deviation.
D
Each distribution has the same mean and a different standard deviation.
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The graph below shows the average daily temperatures on January 1 from 1900 to 1934 for city A.The mean of the temperatures in the chart is 24° with a standard deviation of 4°. Which temperature is within one standard deviation of the mean?

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A
18°
B
19°
C
22°
D
30°
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The weights of boxes of candies produced in a factory are normally distributed with a mean weight of 16 oz and a standard deviation of 1 oz. What is the weight of a box of candies with a z-score of 2?

A
16 oz
B
18 oz
C
20 oz
D
22 oz
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The lengths of a lawn mower part are approximately normally distributed with a given mean = 4 in. and standard deviation = 0.2 in. What percentage of the parts will have lengths between 3.8 in. and 4.2 in.?

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A
34%
B
68%
C
95%
D
99.7%

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