1.

For a certain type of computers, the length of time between charges of the
battery is normally distributed with a mean of 50 hours and a standard
deviation of 15 hours. John owns one of these computers and wants to
know the probability that the length of time will be between 50 and 70
hours.

Let x be the random variable that represents the length of time. It has a mean
of 50 and a standard deviation of 15. We have to find the probability that x is
between 50 and 70 or P( 50< x < 70)

For x = 50 , z = (50 - 50) / 15 = 0

For x = 70 , z = (70 - 50) / 15 = 1.33 (rounded to 2 decimal places)

P( 50< x < 70) = P( 0< z < 1.33) = [area to the left of z = 1.33] - [area to the
left of z = 0]

= 0.9082 - 0.5 = 0.4082

The probability that John's computer has a length of time between 50 and 70
hours is equal to 0.4082.