WJEC Unit 4 Specimen — Question 3

Exam BoardWJEC
ModuleUnit 4 (Unit 4)
SessionSpecimen
TopicContinuous Uniform Random Variables
TypeBreaking/cutting problems

3. A string of length 60 cm is cut a random point.
  1. Name a distribution, including parameters, that can be used to model the length of the longer piece of string and find its mean and variance.
  2. The longer string is shaped to form the perimeter of a circle. Find the probability that the area of the circle is greater than \(100 \mathrm {~cm} ^ { 2 }\).