The ages of trees in a forest are normally distributed with a mean of 25 years and a standard deviation of 5 years. Using the empirical rule, approximately what percent of the trees are between 20 and 30 years old?


32%


68%


95%


99.7%

Respuesta :

Answer:

68%

Step-by-step explanation:

The mean is 25 and the standard deviation is 5. Ā So 20 is one standard deviation below the mean and 30 is one standard deviation above the mean.

According to the Empirical Rule, 68% of the normal curve is between ±1 standard deviations.  So the answer is 68%.

Answer:

The correct option is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given information: The population mean is μ=25 and standard deviation is σ=5.

[tex]Z=\frac{X-\mu}{\sigma}=\frac{X-25}{5}[/tex]

We need to find the percent of the trees that are between 20 and 30 years old.

[tex]P(20<X<30)[/tex]

Subtract 25 from each side.

[tex]P(20-25<X-25<30-25)[/tex]

[tex]P(-5<X-25<5)[/tex]

Divide each side by 5.

[tex]P(-1<\frac{X-25}{5}<1)[/tex]

[tex]P(-1<Z<1)=P(Z<1)-P(Z<-1)[/tex]

Using standard normal table we get

[tex]P(-1<Z<1)=0.84134-0.15866=0.68268\approx 0.68=68\%[/tex]

68% of the trees are between 20 and 30 years old.

Therefore the correct option is 2.