commuting time statistics
statistics finite math mathematics?

The average resident of a certain East
Coast suburb spends 42 minutes per day commuting, with a
standard deviation of 12 minutes. Assume a normal distribution.
Find the percent of all residents of this suburb who have
the following commuting times.No more than 35 minutes per day

use the z

mean = 42
standard deviation = 12

z = (35 – 42)/12 = -.5833333…

area matching z-score is 28%

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