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The average student loan debt for college graduates is $25,600

Math May 02, 2022

The average student loan debt for college graduates is $25,600. Suppose that that distribution is normal and that the standard deviation is $14,050. Let X = the student loan debt of a randomly selected college graduate. Round all probabilities to 4 decimal places and all dollar answers to the nearest dollar.

a.  What is the distribution of X? X ~ N(_____,_______)

b   Find the probability that the college graduate has between $16,300 and $31,400 in student loan debt. 

c.  The middle 30% of college graduates' loan debt lies between what two numbers?
     Low: $___
     High: $___

Please show it to me how you use the T1 84 calculator for this.

Expert Solution

(a) X ~ N (25600, 14050)

(b) 0.4061 

(c) Low: $20186 

High: $31014

Step-by-step explanation

We have mean μ = 25600 and standard deviation σ = 14050

 

(a) We know that X follows a normal distribution with X ~ N(μ, σ)

setting the values, we get 

X ~ N (25600, 14050)

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(b) Using TI 84 calculator 

press 2nd button then VARS and select normalcdf 

Lower = 16300

Upper = 31400

μ = 25600

σ = 14050

press calculate twice, we get 

P(16300 < X < 31400) = normalcdf(16300, 31400, 25600, 14050) = 0.4061 

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(c) We know that middle 30% is between 35th percentile and 65th percentile  (because 65-35 = 30) 

Using TI 84 calculator 

press 2nd button then VARS and select invNorm

area = 0.35 

μ = 25600

σ = 14050

press calculate twice, we get 

35th percentile = invNorm(0.35, 25600, 14050) = 20186.2474 or 20186

 

Using TI 84 calculator 

press 2nd button then VARS and select invNorm

area = 0.65

μ = 25600

σ = 14050

press calculate twice, we get 

65th percentile = invNorm(0.65, 25600, 14050) = 31013.7526 or 31014

 

Therefore, Low: $20186 High: $31014

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