Date | May 2014 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 14M.1.sl.TZ2.14 |
Level | SL only | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ2 |
Command term | Write down | Question number | 14 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
The heights of apple trees in an orchard are normally distributed with a mean of 3.42 m and a standard deviation of 0.21 m.
Write down the probability that a randomly chosen tree has a height greater than 3.42 m.
Write down the probability that a randomly chosen tree will be within 2 standard deviations of the mean of 3.42 m.
Use your graphic display calculator to calculate the probability that a randomly chosen tree will have a height greater than 3.35 m.
The probability that a particular tree is less than x metres high is 0.65. Find the value of x.
Markscheme
0.5 (50%, 50100, 12) (A1) (C1)
[1 mark]
0.954(0.954499…,95.4%,95.4499…%) (A1) (C1)
Note: Accept 95% or 0.95.
[1 mark]
(M1)
Note: Accept alternative methods.
0.631(0.630558…,63.1%,63.0558…%) (A1) (C2)
[2 marks]
(M1)
Note: Accept alternative methods.
3.50 (3.50091...) (A1) (C2)
[2 marks]