CNNBC recently reported that the mean annual cost of auto insurance is 965 dollars. Assume the standard deviation is 113 dollars. You will use a simple random sample of 57 auto insurance policies. Find the probability that a single randomly selected policy has a mean value between 939.6 and 972.5 dollars. P(939.6 < X < 972.5)

P(939.6 < X < 972.5) = 0.6469

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this question, we need to understand the normal probability distribution and the central limit theorem.

Normal Probability Distribution:

Problems of normal distributions can be solved using the z-score formula.

In a set with mean and standard deviation , the zscore of a measure X is given by:

The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the pvalue, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.

Central Limit Theorem

The Central Limit Theorem estabilishes that, for a normally distributed random variable X, with mean and standard deviation , the sampling distribution of the sample means with size n can be approximated to a normal distribution with mean and standard deviation .

For a skewed variable, the Central Limit Theorem can also be applied, as long as n is at least 30.

CNNBC recently reported that the mean annual cost of auto insurance is 965 dollars. Assume the standard deviation is 113 dollars.

This means that

Sample of 57:

This means that

Find the probability that a single randomly selected policy has a mean value between 939.6 and 972.5 dollars.

This is the pvalue of Z when X = 972.5 subtracted by the pvalue of Z when X = 939.6. So

X = 972.5

By the Central Limit Theorem

has a pvalue of 0.6915

X = 939.6

has a pvalue of 0.0446

0.6915 - 0.0446 = 0.6469

So

P(939.6 < X < 972.5) = 0.6469

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in this lesson, students will use double number lines and ratio reasoning to solve ratio problems. by partitioning double number lines into proportionate intervals, students will build an understanding of equivalent ratio relationships as those that are generated by multiplying or dividing two related quantities by the same number. this lesson will build upon students' prior understanding of multiplicative comparisons, number line reasoning and equivalent fractions (while highlighting the difference between equivalent fractions and equivalent ratios); and will build toward future work in this unit on building ratio tables, and work in future grades in proportionality, scaling, and expressing and graphing linear functions.

step-by-step explanation:

ratios represent a pattern or relationship that can be scaled.

equivalent ratios are pairs of ratios that represent the same relationship between quantities, and can be generated by multiplying or dividing both quantities in the ratio by the same factor.

in this lesson, students will use double number lines and ratio reasoning to solve ratio problems. by partitioning double number lines into proportionate intervals, students will build an understanding of equivalent ratio relationships as those that are generated by multiplying or dividing two related quantities by the same number. this lesson will build upon students' prior understanding of multiplicative comparisons, number line reasoning and equivalent fractions (while highlighting the difference between equivalent fractions and equivalent ratios); and will build toward future work in this unit on building ratio tables, and work in future grades in proportionality, scaling, and expressing and graphing linear functions.