A typical home doorway has a height of 80 in. Given that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.0 in and standard deviation of 2.8 in. a) Find the percentage of men who can fit through the standard doorway without bending. b) Is that percentage high enough to continue using 80 in as the standard doorway?

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A typical home doorway has a height of 80 in.
Given that the heights of men are normally
distributed with a mean of 69.0 in and standard
deviation of 2.8 in.
a) Find the percentage of men who can fit
through the standard doorway without bending.
b) Is that percentage high enough to continue
using 80 in as the standard doorway?
Transcribed Image Text:A typical home doorway has a height of 80 in. Given that the heights of men are normally distributed with a mean of 69.0 in and standard deviation of 2.8 in. a) Find the percentage of men who can fit through the standard doorway without bending. b) Is that percentage high enough to continue using 80 in as the standard doorway?
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