Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Continuous random variables

Continuous random variables — practice question

The heights, measured in metres, of fir trees in a large forest follow a normal distribution with mean $40$ and standard deviation $8$.
(i)[2]

Calculate the probability that a fir tree chosen at random from this forest has a height below $45$ metres.

(ii)[2]

Calculate the probability that a fir tree chosen at random from this forest has a height within $5$ metres of the mean.

(iii)[5]

In a different forest, the heights of another kind of fir tree are represented by a normal distribution. A scientist records the heights of $500$ randomly selected trees of this type. He discovers that $48$ trees are shorter than $10\,\text{m}$ and $76$ trees are taller than $24\,\text{m}$. Find the mean and standard deviation of the heights of trees of this type.

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This 9-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Uses standardisation correctly: $P(X<45)=P\left(Z<\frac{45-40}{8}\right)$

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