Edexcel S1 2020 June — Question 3

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeMixed calculations with boundaries

3. The distance achieved in a long jump competition by students at a school is normally Students who achieve a distance greater than 4.3 metres receive a medal.
  1. Find the proportion of students who receive medals. The school wishes to give a certificate of achievement or a medal to the \(80 \%\) of students who achieve a distance of at least \(d\) metres.
  2. Find the value of \(d\). Of those who received medals, the \(\frac { 1 } { 3 }\) who jump the furthest will receive gold medals.
  3. Find the shortest distance, \(g\) metres, that must be achieved to receive a gold medal. A journalist from the local newspaper interviews a randomly selected group of 3 medal winners.
  4. Find the exact probability that there is at least one gold medal winner in the group.
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  5. Find the proportion of students who receive medals.
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