Questions: In the last decade, 63% of climbers have successfully climbed Mt. Everest on their first attempt. This year about 300 first-time climbers will attempt to climb the summit. Use the normal approximation along with complete the climb on their first attempt.
- Let X be the number of climbers out of 300 that will successfully complete the climb. Describe the distribution of X and its parameters:
- Use the random variable notation to symbolically express the probability that at least 183 first-time climbers will successfully complete the climb:
- Let Y be a normal variable that will be used to approximate the probability in question. Find the parameters of Y (round the answers to 2 decimal places):
- Use the random variable notation to symbolically express the approximate probability that at least 183 climbers will successfully complete the climb:
- Use the correction for continuity:
- Find the probability (round the answer to 4 decimal places):
Transcript text: In the last decade, $63 \%$ of climbers have successfully climbed Mt. Everest on their first attempt. This year about 300 first-time climbers will attempt to climb the summit. Use the normal approximation along with complete the climb on their first attempt.
- Let $X$ be the number of climbers out of 300 that will successfully complete the climb. Describe the distribution of $X$ and its parameters:
\[
X \sim \text { Select an answer } \vee(n=\square,
\]
- Use the random variable notation to symbolically express the probability that at least 183 first-time climbers will successfully complete the climb:
- Let $Y$ be a normal variable that will be used to approximate the probability in question. Find the parameters of $Y$ (round the answers to 2 decimal places):
\[
Y \sim \text { Select an answer } \vee(\mu=
\]
, $\sigma=$ ,
- Use the random variable notation to symbolically express the approximate probability that at least 183 climbers will successfully complete the climb:
- Use the correction for continuity:
Select an answer
- Find the probability (round the answer to 4 decimal places):
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Distribution of \( X \)
The random variable \( X \), representing the number of climbers out of 300 that will successfully complete the climb on their first attempt, follows a binomial distribution given by:
\[
X \sim \text{Binomial}(n=300, p=0.63)
\]
The parameters of this distribution are calculated as follows:
Mean \( \mu = n \cdot p = 300 \cdot 0.63 = 189.0 \)
Variance \( \sigma^2 = n \cdot p \cdot q = 300 \cdot 0.63 \cdot (1 - 0.63) = 69.93 \)