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Problem 3138
3138
The random variable X has a normal distribution with mean equal to the standard deviation. Find the probability that a particular value of X is less than 1.5 times the mean.
Solution
Let the mean and standard deviation of the normal distribution be denoted by \(\mu\). Since the mean is equal to the standard deviation, we have \(\sigma = \mu\).
We need to find \(P(X < 1.5\mu)\).
Standardizing the variable, we use the formula:
\(z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}\)
Substituting \(X = 1.5\mu\), \(\mu = \sigma\), we get: