CAIE S2 2015 June — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2015
SessionJune
TopicLinear combinations of normal random variables
TypeMultiple stage process probability

3 The daily times, in minutes, that Yu Ming takes showering, getting dressed and having breakfast are independent and have the distributions \(\mathrm { N } \left( 9,2.2 ^ { 2 } \right) , \mathrm { N } \left( 8,1.3 ^ { 2 } \right)\) and \(\mathrm { N } \left( 17,2.6 ^ { 2 } \right)\) respectively. The total daily time that Yu Ming takes for all three activities is denoted by \(T\) minutes.
  1. Find the mean and variance of \(T\).
  2. Yu Ming notes the value of \(T\) on each day in a random sample of 70 days and calculates the sample mean. Find the probability that the sample mean is between 33 and 35 .