Edexcel S1 2008 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2008
SessionJanuary
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeSymmetric probability given

6. The weights of bags of popcorn are normally distributed with mean of 200 g and \(60 \%\) of all bags weighing between 190 g and 210 g .
  1. Write down the median weight of the bags of popcorn.
  2. Find the standard deviation of the weights of the bags of popcorn. A shopkeeper finds that customers will complain if their bag of popcorn weighs less than 180 g .
  3. Find the probability that a customer will complain.