Edexcel S3 2018 June — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS3 (Statistics 3)
Year2018
SessionJune
TopicLinear combinations of normal random variables
TypeDirect comparison of two variables

5. The weights, in kg , of cars may be assumed to follow the normal distribution \(\mathrm { N } \left( 1000,250 ^ { 2 } \right)\). The weights, in kg , of lorries may be assumed to follow the normal distribution \(\mathrm { N } \left( 2800,650 ^ { 2 } \right)\). A lorry and a car are chosen at random.
  1. Find the probability that the lorry weighs more than 3 times the weight of the car. A ferry carries vehicles across a river. The ferry is designed to carry a maximum weight of 20000 kg .
  2. One morning, 8 cars and 3 lorries drive on to the ferry. Find the probability that their total weight will exceed the recommended maximum weight of 20000 kg .
  3. State a necessary assumption needed for the calculation in part (b).