2013 A-level H1 Mathematics (8864) Question 11 Suggested Solutions

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(i)
Let X denote the mass of food content in a type A packet, in grams
Let Y denote the mass of food content in a type B packet, in grams.

$X ~\sim~ \mathrm{N}(1000, \sigma^{2})$
$Y ~\sim~ \mathrm{N}(1010,428)$

$\mathrm{P} (X < 990) = 0.2$
$\mathrm{P} (Z < \frac{990 - 1000}{\sigma}) = 0.2$
$-\frac{10}{\sigma} = -0.84162$
$\sigma = 11.8$

(ii)
$\mathrm{P} (Y < 1000) = 0.314$

(iii)
$Y - X ~\sim~ \mathrm{N}(10, 569.18)$

$\mathrm{P} (Y > X) = \mathrm{P} (Y - X > 0) = 0.662$

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Students are expected to show the workings for expectation and variance clearly here.

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2013 A-level H1 Mathematics (8864) Question 11 Suggested Solutions

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