Date | November 2020 | Marks available | 3 | Reference code | 20N.2.AHL.TZ0.H_9 |
Level | Additional Higher Level | Paper | Paper 2 | Time zone | Time zone 0 |
Command term | Determine | Question number | H_9 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
The weights, in grams, of individual packets of coffee can be modelled by a normal distribution, with mean and standard deviation .
Find the probability that a randomly selected packet has a weight less than .
The probability that a randomly selected packet has a weight greater than grams is . Find the value of .
A packet is randomly selected. Given that the packet has a weight greater than , find the probability that it has a weight greater than .
From a random sample of packets, determine the number of packets that would be expected to have a weight lying within standard deviations of the mean.
Packets are delivered to supermarkets in batches of . Determine the probability that at least packets from a randomly selected batch have a weight less than .
Markscheme
* This question is from an exam for a previous syllabus, and may contain minor differences in marking or structure.
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