CAIE S2 2023 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2023
SessionNovember
TopicLinear combinations of normal random variables
TypeExpectation and variance with context application

4 The masses, in kilograms, of chemicals \(A\) and \(B\) produced per day by a factory are modelled by the independent random variables \(X\) and \(Y\) respectively, where \(X \sim \mathrm {~N} ( 10.3,5.76 )\) and \(Y \sim \mathrm {~N} ( 11.4,9.61 )\). The income generated by the chemicals is \(
) 2.50\( per kilogram for \)A\( and \)\\( 3.25\) per kilogram for \(B\).
  1. Find the mean and variance of the daily income generated by chemical \(A\).
  2. Find the probability that, on a randomly chosen day, the income generated by chemical \(A\) is greater than the income generated by chemical \(B\).
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