The systolic blood pressure of adults in the USA is nearly normally distributed with a mean of 122 and standard deviation of 17 . Someone qualifies as having Stage 2 high blood pressure if their...

The systolic blood pressure of adults in the USA is nearly normally distributed with a mean of 122 and standard deviation of 17 .


Someone qualifies as having Stage 2 high blood pressure if their systolic blood pressure is 160 or higher.


a. Around what percentage of adults in the USA have stage 2 high blood pressure? Give your answer rounded to two decimal places. ______%










b. If you sampled 2000 people, how many would you expect to have BP> 160? Give your answer to the nearest person. Note: I had a bit of an issue encoding rounded answers, so try rounding both up and down if there's an issue! ________people










c. Stage 1 high BP is specified as systolic BP between 140 and 160. What percentage of adults in the US qualify for stage 1? ________%






d. Your doctor tells you you are in the 30th percentile for blood pressure among US adults. What is your systolic BP? Round to 2 decimal places. ___________lbs