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Cholesterol Levels in Teen Boys

The document discusses the speed distribution of a DeLorean sports car and the cholesterol levels in teenage boys, both following normal distributions. It provides mean and standard deviation values for each scenario and poses questions regarding the percentage of occurrences within specified ranges. The document emphasizes the need to calculate these percentages based on the given normal distributions.

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Cholesterol Levels in Teen Boys

The document discusses the speed distribution of a DeLorean sports car and the cholesterol levels in teenage boys, both following normal distributions. It provides mean and standard deviation values for each scenario and poses questions regarding the percentage of occurrences within specified ranges. The document emphasizes the need to calculate these percentages based on the given normal distributions.

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Will Marty Make it Back to the Future?

After accelerating for 20 seconds, a DeLorean sports car has a wide range of speeds that it
can achieve, depending on traction. The distribution of speed follows an approximately
normal distribution with a mean of 80 mph and a standard deviation of 7.7 mph.

1. Label the appropriate values on the normal distribution

2. What percent of the runs will give the Delorean a speed greater than 87.7 mph?

3. What percent of the runs will give the Delorean a speed between 64.6 mph and 87.7 mph?

4. What percent of the runs will give the Delorean a speed less than 68.45 mph?

The distribution of speed follows an approximately Normal distribution with a mean of 80 mph
and a standard deviation of 7.7 mph.

SHOW YOUR WORK!

5. What percent of the runs will give the Delorean a speed less than 68.45 mph?
6. What percent of the runs will give the Delorean a speed greater than 85 mph?

7. What percent of the runs will give the Delorean a speed between 70 and 95 mph?

Lesson 2.5 - Normal Distributions: Finding Area from Values


QuickNotes:
Lesson App 2.5 What cholesterol levels are unhealthy for teen boys?

High levels of cholesterol in the blood increase the risk of heart disease. For teenage boys,
the distribution of blood cholesterol is approximately normal with mean μ = 151.6 milligrams
of cholesterol per deciliter of blood (mg/dl) and standard deviation σ = 25 mg/dl.

1. About what proportion of teen boys have cholesterol levels less than 100 mg/dl?

2. Cholesterol levels of 200 or higher are considered high for teenagers. What percent of
teen boys have high cholesterol?

3. Cholesterol levels between 170 mg/dl and 200 mg/dl are considered borderline high for
teenagers. What percent of teen boys have borderline high cholesterol levels?

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