Questions: At a local company, the length of service for employees is a normal random variable, where the mean length of service is 9.9 years and the standard deviation is 4.1 years.
Find the length of service (to the nearest one-tenth of a year) for an employee whose time in service has a 2 -score of 1.46 .
A. 15.9 years
B. 20.4 years
C. 8.5 years
D. 18.6 years
E. 3.9 years
Transcript text: At a local company, the length of service for employees is a normal random variable, where the mean length of service is 9.9 years and the standard deviation is 4.1 years.
Find the length of service (to the nearest one-tenth of a year) for an employee whose time in service has a 2 -score of 1.46 .
A. 15.9 years
B. 20.4 years
C. 8.5 years
D. 18.6 years
E. 3.9 years
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Given Information
We are provided with the following parameters for the length of service of employees, which follows a normal distribution:
Mean (\( \mu \)) = 9.9 years
Standard deviation (\( \sigma \)) = 4.1 years
Z-score = 1.46
Step 2: Calculate Length of Service
To find the length of service corresponding to the given z-score, we use the formula:
\[
\text{Value} = \mu + (Z \times \sigma)
\]
Substituting the known values:
\[
\text{Value} = 9.9 + (1.46 \times 4.1)
\]
Calculating the product:
\[
1.46 \times 4.1 = 5.986
\]
Now, adding this to the mean:
\[
\text{Value} = 9.9 + 5.986 = 15.886
\]
Step 3: Round to Nearest Tenth
We round the calculated length of service to the nearest one-tenth of a year:
\[
\text{Length of Service} \approx 15.9 \text{ years}
\]
Final Answer
The length of service for an employee whose time in service has a z-score of 1.46 is