OCR MEI Further Statistics B AS Specimen — Question 3

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Statistics B AS (Further Statistics B AS)
SessionSpecimen
TopicContinuous Probability Distributions and Random Variables
TypeCalculate probability P(X in interval)

3 At a factory, flour is packed into bags. A model for the mass in grams of flour packed into each bag is \(1500 + X\), where \(X\) is a continuous random variable with probability density function $$f ( x ) = \left\{ \begin{array} { c c } k x ( 6 - x ) & 0 \leq x \leq 6
0 & \text { elsewhere, } \end{array} \right.$$ where \(k\) is a constant.
  1. Show that \(k = \frac { 1 } { 36 }\).
  2. Find the probability that a randomly selected bag of flour contains 1505 grams of flour or more.
  3. Find
    • the mean of \(X\),
    • the standard deviation of \(X\).