Bright Minds SPM 2021

MATHEMATICS ELECTIVES- ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS

Try the following Questions. The answers are provided at the end of the questions.
Topic 8 Easy.

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1. A random variable, X, is normally distributed with a mean of 93 and a standard deviation

  of 6. Convert each of the following x-values to a z-value.

(a) x = 81
(b) x = 107 [4 marks]
 
 
2. 30 % of the workers in a company are graduates. 130 workers are randomly selected
  from the company. Determine
(a) the mean number of selected graduates,
(b) the standard deviation of the number of selected graduates.
[4 marks]
 
3. 30 % of the workers in a company are graduates. 80 workers are randomly selected from
  the company. Determine
(a) the mean number of selected graduates,
(b) the standard deviation of the number of selected graduates.
[4 marks]
 
4. In a batch of 200 toy cars produced by a company A, past experience would suggest that
  40 could be faulty. If 3 toy cars are selected at random, find the probability that at least
one is faulty.
[3 marks]
 
 
5. A normal distribution has a mean of 75 and standard deviation of 12. Determine the
 
standard score of 82. [2 marks]
   
6. A normal distribution has a mean of 12 and standard deviation of 7. Determine the score
 
that corresponds to the standard score of 0.4.
[2 marks]
 
 
7. In a batch of 500 toy cars produced by a company A, past experience would suggest that
  50 could be faulty. If 2 toy cars are selected at random, find the probability that at least
one is faulty.
[3 marks]
 
 
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8. A normal distribution has a mean of 66 and standard deviation of 15. Determine the
 
standard score of 79. [2 marks]
   
9. A normal distribution has a mean of 14 and standard deviation of 4. Determine the score
 
that corresponds to the standard score of 0.2.
[2 marks]
 
 
10. A normal distribution has a mean of 73 and standard deviation of 12. Determine the
 
standard score of 85. [2 marks]
   
11. A random variable, X, is normally distributed with a mean of 42 and a standard deviation
  of 19. Convert each of the following x-values to a z-value.

(a) x = 35
(b) x = 43 [4 marks]
 
 
12. A normal distribution has a mean of 16 and standard deviation of 5. Determine the score
 
that corresponds to the standard score of 1.2.
[2 marks]
 
 

Answers:
  1.  (a) z = -2
       (b) z = 2.3
  2.  (a) 39
       (b) 5.2249
  3.  (a) 24
       (b) 4.0988
  4.  0.4880
  5.  0.5833
  6.  9.2
  7.  0.1900
  8.  0.8667
  9.  13.2
10.  1
11.  (a) z = -0.4
       (b) z = 0.1
12.  10