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Answer On Question #47153 - Math - Statistics and Probability

The document summarizes the solutions to three parts of a statistics question about the salaries of employees at a large company. The salaries are normally distributed with a mean of $50,000 and standard deviation of $20,000. It calculates that: 31% earn less than $40,000; 37% earn between $45,000-$65,000; and 84% earn more than $70,000.

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Answer On Question #47153 - Math - Statistics and Probability

The document summarizes the solutions to three parts of a statistics question about the salaries of employees at a large company. The salaries are normally distributed with a mean of $50,000 and standard deviation of $20,000. It calculates that: 31% earn less than $40,000; 37% earn between $45,000-$65,000; and 84% earn more than $70,000.

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Answer on Question #47153 – Math – Statistics and Probability

Question: The annual salaries of employees in a large company are approximately normally distributed
with a mean of $50000 and a standard deviation of $20000.

a. What percent of people earn less than $40000?

Solution: Let S be the random variable of a salary of employee (in $), S ~ N(50000,20000). Then the random
𝑆−50000
variable X = ~N(0,1).
20000

40000 − 50000
𝑃(𝑆 < 40000) = 𝑃 (𝑋 < ) = 𝑃(𝑋 < −0.5) = 𝛷(−0.5) = 0.3085375.
20000
Here Φ(x) denotes the cumulative distribution function of a standard normal distribution.
Answer: 31%.

b. What percent of people earn between $45000 and $65000?

Solution:

45000 − 50000 65000 − 50000


𝑃(45000 < 𝑆 < 65000) = 𝑃 ( <𝑋< ) = 𝑃(−0.25 < 𝑋 < 0.75)
20000 20000
= 𝛷(0.75) − 𝛷(−0.25) = 0.7733726 − 0.4012937 = 0.3720789.

Answer: 37%.

c. What percent of people earn more than $70000?

Solution:

70000 − 50000
𝑃(𝑆 > 70000) = 𝑃 (𝑋 > ) = 𝑃(𝑋 > 1) = 0.8413447.
20000

Answer: 84%.

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