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Auto emissions The amount of nitrogen oxides (NOX) present in the exhaust of a particular model of old car varies from car to car according to a Normal distribution with mean 1.4 grams per mile (g/mi)and standard deviation 0.3g/mi. Two randomly selected cars of this model are tested. One has 1.1g/miof NOX; the other has 1.9g/mi. The test station attendant finds this difference in emissions between two similar cars surprising. If the NOX levels for two randomly chosen cars of this type are independent, find the probability that the difference is greater than 0.8or less than -0.8.

Short Answer

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Thus, 0.0588 is the probability that the difference is more than 0.8 or less than -0.8.

Step by step solution

01

Given information

The Mean and standard deviation,

For first car:

X1=1.4g/mi,X1=0.3g/mi

Now For second car:

X2=1.4g/mi,X2=0.3g/mi

Now the difference in emissions,

-0.8<x<0.8

02

Calculation

Let

x1:The first car's amount of nitrogen oxides

X2: The second car's amount of nitrogen oxides

Then

X2-X1is the difference in nitrogen oxide emissions between two comparable cars

X2and X1are independent.

Since X2and X1have a Normal distribution, and the difference between them X2-X1also has a Normal distribution.

Now,

If there are any two variables,

The difference in their means equals the difference in their means.

X1-X2=X1-X2=1.4-1.4=0

The variance of the difference is equal to the sum of the variances of the random variables when they are independent.

X1-X22=X12+X22=(0.3)2+(0.3)2=0.09+0.09=0.18g/mi

03

Further Calculation

The square root of the variance is the standard deviation.

X1-X2=X1-X22=0.180.4243g/mi

Thus,

The variation X2-X1follows a Normal distribution.

Now,

For Probability:

Calculate the z - score,

z=-0.8-00.4243-1.89

Or

z=0.8-00.42431.89

Use the normal probability table in the appendix to get the corresponding probability.

See the standard normal probability table's row beginning with -1.8 and column beginning with.09 for further information. P(z<-1.89).

PX1-X2<-0.8orX1-X2>0.8=P(z<-1.89orz>1.89)

=2(P(z<-1.89)=2(0.0294)=0.0588

Thus,0.0588is there a chance that the difference in emissions between two automobiles that are similar is greater than 0.8 or less than -0.8.

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