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The document discusses statistical distributions and normal distributions. It contains 5 problems about normal distributions, asking students to calculate probabilities, means, standard deviations, and determine if data fits a normal distribution based on additional information provided.

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MEI A level Maths Statistical distributions

Topic assessment
1. X N ( 5,16 )
(a) Draw a sketch of the distribution of X, indicating clearly the positions of the mean and
the points of inflection. [3]
(b) Write down the value of P( X  2) . [1]
(c) Find P(6  X  8) . [1]

2. The weights of avocados are normally distributed normally with mean 204 g and standard
deviation 25 g. The avocados are classified as small, medium or large. Large avocados
weigh more than 220 g, small avocados weigh less than 180g. All other avocados are
classified as medium. Calculate, to one decimal place, the percentage of avocados in each
grade. [5]

3. Components produced by a factory machine have masses that are normally distributed.
(a) The machine is initially set so that the mean mass is 0.249 kg and standard deviation
0.005 kg. A component is required to have a mass within the limits 0.247 kg and
0.252 kg. Calculate to the nearest whole number the percentage of components
produced that are outside the required limits. [3]
(b) The machine is now set so that the mean mass is  kg, the standard deviation still
being 0.005 kg. Given that 10% of the components now have masses greater than
0.252 kg, find  to 3 decimal places. [4]

4. A survey of 200 workers to look at their commuting time, X minutes, had the following
results:
 x = 10840,  x2 = 597560
(a) Calculate the mean and the standard deviation of X [3]
(b) It is initially assumed that X can be modelled as a normal distribution.
(i) Calculate, to 3 significant figures, the probability that a commuter chosen at
random has a commuting time of less than 45 minutes. [2]
(ii) The 200 commuters are put into groups of 20. Calculate, to 2 significant
figures, the probability that in a randomly selected group, fewer than 5 of them
will have a commuting time of less than 45 minutes. [3]
(c) When an additional question is asked in the survey it is found that 10 of the 200
workers have a commuting time of more than an hour and a half. Determine with a
reason whether the normal distribution is suitable to model this data. [3]

5. (a) The volume, L litres, of a tub of one brand of paint may be assumed to be normally
distributed. 40% of the tubs contain less than 10.2 litres of paint and 98% of tubs
contain more than 10 litres of emulsion paint. Find the mean and the standard
deviation to 2 decimal places. [7]
(b) The volume, P litres, of a tub of another brand of paint is normally distributed with a
mean of 10.15 and a standard deviation of 0.1. A case contains 12 tubs of paint. Find,
to 2 decimal places, the probability that fewer than 3 tubs contain less than 10 litres of
paint. [5]

Total 40 marks

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