Edexcel S1 2016 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2016
SessionJune
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeMixed calculations with boundaries

6. The time, in minutes, taken by men to run a marathon is modelled by a normal distribution with mean 240 minutes and standard deviation 40 minutes.
  1. Find the proportion of men that take longer than 300 minutes to run a marathon.
    (3) Nathaniel is preparing to run a marathon. He aims to finish in the first 20\% of male runners.
  2. Using the above model estimate the longest time that Nathaniel can take to run the marathon and achieve his aim.
    (3) The time, \(W\) minutes, taken by women to run a marathon is modelled by a normal distribution with mean \(\mu\) minutes. Given that \(\mathrm { P } ( W < \mu + 30 ) = 0.82\)
  3. find \(\mathrm { P } ( W < \mu - 30 \mid W < \mu )\)