AQA S1 2011 January — Question 6

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2011
SessionJanuary
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeStandard two probabilities given

6 The volume of shampoo, \(V\) millilitres, delivered by a machine into bottles may be modelled by a normal random variable with mean \(\mu\) and standard deviation \(\sigma\).
  1. Given that \(\mu = 412\) and \(\sigma = 8\), determine:
    1. \(\mathrm { P } ( V < 400 )\);
    2. \(\mathrm { P } ( V > 420 )\);
    3. \(\mathrm { P } ( V = 410 )\).
  2. A new quality control specification requires that the values of \(\mu\) and \(\sigma\) are changed so that $$\mathrm { P } ( V < 400 ) = 0.05 \quad \text { and } \quad \mathrm { P } ( V > 420 ) = 0.01$$
    1. Show, with the aid of a suitable sketch, or otherwise, that $$400 - \mu = - 1.6449 \sigma \quad \text { and } \quad 420 - \mu = 2.3263 \sigma$$
    2. Hence calculate values for \(\mu\) and \(\sigma\).