OCR MEI Further Statistics Major 2023 June — Question 4

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleFurther Statistics Major (Further Statistics Major)
Year2023
SessionJune
TopicLinear combinations of normal random variables
TypeSum versus sum comparison

4 A machine manufactures batches of 100 titanium sheets. The thickness of every sheet in a batch is Normally distributed with mean \(\mu \mathrm { mm }\) and standard deviation 0.03 mm . You should assume that each sheet is of uniform thickness and that the thicknesses of different sheets are independent of each other. The values of \(\mu\) for three different batches, A, B and C, are 3.125, 3.117 and 3.109 respectively.
  1. Determine the probability that the total thickness of 10 sheets from Batch A is less than 31.0 mm .
  2. Determine the probability that, if a single sheet from Batch A is cut into pieces and 10 of the pieces are stacked together, the total thickness of the stack is less than 31.0 mm .
  3. Determine the probability that, if one sheet from each of Batches A, B and C are stacked together, the total thickness of the stack is at least 9.4 mm .
  4. Determine the probability that the total thickness of 10 sheets from Batch A is less than the total thickness of 10 sheets from Batch B.