Among U.S. cities with a population of more than 250,000, the mean one-way commu

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Among U.S. cities with a population of more than 250,000, the mean one-way commute time to work is 24.3 minutes. The longest one-way travel time is New York City, where the mean time is 38.3 minutes. Assume the distribution of travel times in New York City follows the normal probability distribution and the standard deviation is 7.5 minutes. (a) What percent of the New York City commutes are for less than 30 minutes? Percent % (b) What percent are between 30 and 35 minutes? Percent % (c) What percent are between 30 and 40 minutes? Percent %

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a)P(X<30)=P(Z<(30-38.3)/7.5)=P(Z<-1.1067)=0.1342~13.42%

b)P(30<X<35)=P(-1.1067<Z<-0.44)=0.33-0.1342 `=0.1957~19.57%

c)P(30<X<40)=P(-1.1067<Z<0.2267)=0.5897-0.1342=0.4554 ~45.54%

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