The weights of 1,000 children, in average, is 55kg with standard deviation of 17kg. Suppose the weights are normally distributed, how many children weigh greater than 38kg?
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Use Z calculations
Z(38) = (38 - 55)/17 = -1
The area to the right of the Z score is obtained as below;
( 1 - 0.15866) = 0.84134
The number of children weighing greater than 38 kg is given as;
( 0.84134 * 1000) = 841.34
Which is approximately 842 children.