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The normal distribution

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  • 9709/51 · May/June 20245 marks

    In a different area in the Arctic, the probability that a week is a white week is 0.8 . Use a suitable approximation to find the…

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  • 9709/52 · October/November 20245 marks

    Use a suitable approximation to find the probability that Leno scores more than 28 goals but fewer than 35 goals.

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    80 competitors who took part in this Saturday's event are selected at random. Use a suitable approximation to find the…

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  • 9709/51 · October/November 20245 marks

    The heights of the female students at Breven college are normally distributed: • 90% of the female students have heights less…

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  • 9709/52 · May/June 20255 marks

    The masses of adult kestrels are normally distributed with mean ukg and standard deviation σkg. It is known that 20% of adult…

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  • 9709/51 · October/November 20245 marks

    The shop also sells red apples. 60% of the red apples sold by the shop weigh more than 80 grams. 160 red apples are chosen at…

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    A random sample of 110 residents of Mahjing is chosen. Use a suitable approximation to find the probability that fewer than 22…

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    In Millford, 70% of the residents own a bicycle. A random sample of 160 residents is selected. Use a suitable approximation to…

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  • 9709/51 · May/June 20244 marks

    Find the probability that a randomly chosen adult raccoon of this species has a tail length between 23 cm and 35 cm.

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  • 9709/52 · May/June 20254 marks

    Kestrels are birds whose adult wingspans are normally distributed with mean 74.8cm and standard deviation 3.2 cm. A random sample…

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    How many competitors would you expect to have times within 1.2 minutes of the mean time?

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  • 9709/52 · October/November 20244 marks

    How many of these trees would you expect to have height less than 18.2 metres?

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