Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Linear combinations of random variables

Linear combinations of random variables — practice question

Large rice packets are placed into cartons, with 20 packets selected at random for each carton. The packet masses are normally distributed with mean $1010\,\text{g}$ and standard deviation $3.4\,\text{g}$. The masses of empty cartons are independently normally distributed with mean $50\,\text{g}$ and standard deviation $2.0\,\text{g}$. Small packets of rice are packed in boxes. The total masses of full boxes are normally distributed with mean $6730\,\text{g}$ and standard deviation $15.0\,\text{g}$. The masses of the boxes and cartons are distributed independently of one another.
(a)[2]

Determine the variance of the masses of full cartons.

(b)[5]

Find the probability that the mass of one randomly chosen full carton exceeds three times the mass of one randomly chosen full box.

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