Edexcel S3 2017 June — Question 7

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicLinear combinations of normal random variables
TypeComparison involving sums or multiples

7. Sugar is packed into medium bags and large bags. The weights of the medium bags of sugar are normally distributed with mean 520 grams and standard deviation 10 grams. The weights of the large bags of sugar are normally distributed with mean 1510 grams and standard deviation 20 grams.
  1. Find the probability that a randomly chosen large bag of sugar weighs at least 15 grams more than the combined weight of 3 randomly chosen medium bags of sugar.
  2. Find the probability that a randomly chosen large bag of sugar weighs less than 3 times the weight of a randomly chosen medium bag of sugar. A random sample of 5 medium bags of sugar is taken.
  3. Find the value of \(d\) so that the probability that all 5 bags of sugar each weigh more than 520 grams is equal to the probability that the mean weight of the 5 bags of sugar is more than \(d\) grams.