CAIE S1 2003 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2003
SessionJune
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeMultiple probability calculations

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  1. The height of sunflowers follows a normal distribution with mean 112 cm and standard deviation 17.2 cm . Find the probability that the height of a randomly chosen sunflower is greater than 120 cm .
  2. When a new fertiliser is used, the height of sunflowers follows a normal distribution with mean 115 cm . Given that \(80 \%\) of the heights are now greater than 103 cm , find the standard deviation.