CAIE S1 2017 November — Question 7

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2017
SessionNovember
TopicNormal Distribution
TypeMultiple probability calculations

7 In Jimpuri the weights, in kilograms, of boys aged 16 years have a normal distribution with mean 61.4 and standard deviation 12.3.
  1. Find the probability that a randomly chosen boy aged 16 years in Jimpuri weighs more than 65 kilograms.
  2. For boys aged 16 years in Jimpuri, \(25 \%\) have a weight between 65 kilograms and \(k\) kilograms, where \(k\) is greater than 65 . Find \(k\).
    In Brigville the weights, in kilograms, of boys aged 16 years have a normal distribution. \(99 \%\) of the boys weigh less than 97.2 kilograms and \(33 \%\) of the boys weigh less than 55.2 kilograms.
  3. Find the mean and standard deviation of the weights of boys aged 16 years in Brigville.