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The level of cholesterol in the blood for all men aged 20to 34follows a Normal distribution with mean 188milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) and a standard deviation 41mg/dl. For 14-year-old boys, blood cholesterol levels follow a Normal distribution with a mean 170mg/dl and a standard deviation of 30mg/dl.

(a) Let M =the cholesterol level of a randomly selected 20to 34-year-old man and B =the cholesterol level of a randomly selected 14-year-old boy. Describe the shape, center, and spread of the distribution ofM-B

(b) Find the probability that a randomly selected 14-year-old boy has higher cholesterol than a randomly selected man aged 20to34. Show your work.

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(a) The shape, center, and spread of the distribution of M-Bis normal with M-B=18and M-B50.8035.

(b) The probability of selected boys isP(M-B<0)=0.3632.

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Part (a) Step 1 : Given information

Men have a normal distribution with mean =188(mg/dl)

Standard deviation =41mg/dl

14year-old boy has a mean =170mg/dl

Standard deviation=30mg/dl

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Part (a) Step 2: Explanation

Distribution M: Normal with M=188andM=41

Distribution B: Normal with B=170andB=30

If M and B are normally distributed, then their difference M-Bis also normally distributed

Mean and standard deviation

aX+bY=aX+bY

aX+bY=a2X2+b2Y2

Therefore we get,

localid="1650362260757" M-B=M-B=188-170=18

localid="1650362473508" M-B=M2+B2=412+302=258150.8035

So the distribution is normal with meanM-B=18and standard deviationM-B50.8035.

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Part (b) Step 1: Given information

Men have a normal distribution with mean =188mg/dl

Standard deviation=41mg/dl

14year-old boy has mean=170mg/dl

Standard deviation=30mg/dl

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Part (b) Step 2: Explanation

From part (a) answer,

The z-value is the difference between the population mean and the standard deviation divided by the population mean:

z=x-=0-1850.80=-0.35

Find the probability using table A

P(M-B<0)=P(Z<-0.35)=0.3632.

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