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Prices of New Mobile Homes. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes annual price figures for new mobile homes in Manufactured Housing Statistics. The prices of a sample of 250new mobile homes have roughly a bell-shaped distribution with mean 63.3 thousand and standard deviation 7.9 thousand.
a. Fill in the blanks: Approximately 95% of the mobile homes in the sample have prices between ___ thousand and ___ thousand.
b. Fill in the blank: Approximately
____% of the mobile homes in the sample have prices between 39.6thousand and 87.0 thousand.
c. Approximately how many mobile homes in the sample have prices between 55.4thousand and 71.2thousand?

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Part(a) Approximately 95%of the mobile homes in the sample have prices between 47.5thousand and 79.1thousand.

Part(b) 99.7%of the mobile homes in the sample have prices between 39.6thousand and 87.0thousand.

Part(c) 170 of the mobile homes in the sample have prices between 55.4 thousand and 71.2 thousand.

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Part(a) Step 1: Given information

We are given sample of prices of mobile homes in manufactured housing statistics of U.S. Census Bureau.

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Part(a) Step 2: Simplify  

According to empirical rule ,

For 95%of the sample there should be two standard deviations at either side of mean, therefore,

x-2s=63.3-27.9=47.5x+2s=63.3+27.9=79.1

Approximately 95%of the mobile homes in the sample have prices between 47.5thousand and79.1 thousand.

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Part(b) Step 1: Given information

We are given sample of prices of mobile homes in manufactured housing statistics of U.S. Census Bureau.

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Part(b) Step 2: Simplify  

According to empirical rule,

x-ks=39.663.3-k7.9=39.6k=3x+ks=80.7063.3+k7.9=87.0k=3

Now, as k=3that means 99.7%of mobiles in the sample lies in given range.

250×99.7100=249.25≈249

99.7%of the mobile homes in the sample have prices between 39.6 thousand and 87.0 thousand.

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Part(c) Step 1: Given information 

We are given sample of prices of mobile homes in manufactured housing statistics of U.S. Census Bureau.

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Part(c) Step 2: Simplify  

According to empirical rule,

x-ks=55.463.3-k7.9=55.4k=1x+ks=71.263.3+k7.9=71.2k=1

Now, as that means 68%of mobiles in the sample lies in given range.

250×68100=170

170of the mobile homes in the sample have prices between 55.4thousand and 71.2 thousand.

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