Homework Help: Statistics

Posted by Laretta on Monday, May 3, 2010 at 4:08pm.

Distance travelled in a week by sales staff employed by nationwide security firm is approximately normally distributed with a mean of 200 miles and standard deviation of 48 miles. Estimate the percentage of staff who in a week travel:
1.
a)less than 80 miles
b)more than 250 miles
c)between 100 and 300 miles
2.A reduced mileage rate is to be introduced which is to be set such that approximately 20% of the sales staff will be affected? What is the maximum miles per week that a member of staff could travel before reaching the reduced mileage rate?
3)
Complete this sentence:
"80% of sales staff travel between ____ and ______ miles each week".

Statistics - Reiny, Monday, May 3, 2010 at 4:39pm
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Statistics - Laretta, Monday, May 3, 2010 at 5:15pm
Thanx but i need the questioned answered a.s.a.p

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