Suppose babies born after a gestation period of 32 to 35 weeks have a mean weight of 2900 grams and a standard deviation of 800 grams while babies born after a gestation period of 40 weeks have a mean weight of 3200 grams and a standard deviation of 475 grams. If a 32-week gestation period baby weighs 2700 grams and a 40-week gestation period baby weighs 3000 grams, find the corresponding z-scores. Which baby weighs less relative to the gestation period?

The z-score of the 32 week gestation period baby is -0.25.

The z-score of the 40 week gestation period baby is -0.42.

The 40 week gestation period baby has the lower z-score, so he weighs less relative to the gestation period.

Step-by-step explanation:

Problems of normally distributed samples are solved using the z-score formula.

In a set with mean and standard deviation , the zscore of a measure X is given by:

The Z-score measures how many standard deviations the measure is from the mean. After finding the Z-score, we look at the z-score table and find the p-value associated with this z-score. This p-value is the probability that the value of the measure is smaller than X, that is, the percentile of X. Subtracting 1 by the pvalue, we get the probability that the value of the measure is greater than X.

Which baby weighs less relative to the gestation period?

Whoever has the lower z-score.

32 week baby:

Mean weight of 2900 grams and a standard deviation of 800 grams. 32-week gestation period baby weighs 2700 grams. We have to find Z when . So

The z-score of the 32 week gestation period baby is -0.25.

40 week baby:

Mean weight of 3200 grams and a standard deviation of 475 grams. 40-week gestation period baby weighs 3000 grams. We have to find Z when . So

The z-score of the 40 week gestation period baby is -0.42.

The 40 week gestation period baby has the lower z-score, so he weighs less relative to the gestation period.

4

step-by-step explanation:

6 (donuts) divided by 3 is 2.

so 2/3 means 2 times 2, which is 4/6.

you get two and your friend gets four.