Edexcel S1 2018 January — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2018
SessionJanuary
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeDirect comparison of probabilities

7. The weights, \(G\), of a particular breed of gorilla are normally distributed with mean 180 kg and standard deviation 15 kg .
  1. Find the proportion of these gorillas whose weights exceed 174 kg .
  2. Find, to 1 decimal place, the value of \(k\) such that \(\mathrm { P } ( k < G < 174 ) = 0.3196\) The weights, \(B\), of a particular breed of buffalo are normally distributed with mean 216 kg and standard deviation 30 kg . Given that \(\mathrm { P } ( G > w ) = \mathrm { P } ( B < w ) = p\)
    1. find the value of \(w\)
    2. find the value of \(p\) and standard deviation 15 kg .
  3. Find the proportion of these gorillas whose weights exceed 174 kg .
  4. Find, to 1 decimal place, the value of \(k\) such that \(\mathrm { P } ( k < G < 174 ) = 0.3196\)
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