[Solution Library] The police dept. of a major city has found that the average height of their 1,250 officers is 71 inches, with a standard deviation of 2.3 inches.


Question: The police dept. of a major city has found that the average height of their 1,250 officers is 71 inches, with a standard deviation of 2.3 inches. Using the normal curve table, answer the following:

  1. How many officers are at least 75 inches tall?
  2. How many officers are between 65 and 72 inches tall?
  3. If an officer is at the 35 th percentile in terms of height, how tall is he or she?
  4. Assuming an equal amount of service, the top 10% of the police officers in terms of height also make higher salaries than their less favored fellow officers. How tall does an officer have to be to get a better salary?
  5. What is the probability of encountering an officer who is 66 inches tall or less?
  6. What heights are so deviant that their probability of occurrence is .05 or less?

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