CAIE S2 2004 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2004
SessionNovember
TopicLinear combinations of normal random variables
TypeComparison involving sums or multiples

4 The weights of men follow a normal distribution with mean 71 kg and standard deviation 7 kg . The weights of women follow a normal distribution with mean 57 kg and standard deviation 5 kg . The total weight of 5 men and 2 women chosen randomly is denoted by \(X \mathrm {~kg}\).
  1. Show that \(\mathrm { E } ( X ) = 469\) and \(\operatorname { Var } ( X ) = 295\).
  2. The total weight of 4 men and 3 women chosen randomly is denoted by \(Y \mathrm {~kg}\). Find the mean and standard deviation of \(X - Y\) and hence find \(\mathrm { P } ( X - Y > 22 )\).