KL SMK METHODIST MathsT P1 2015 QA

Section A [45 marks]

Answer all questions in this section.

1 The time spent surfing the internet, in hours, was surveyed among a group of 60 students. the results of the survey are
given in the table below:
Time spent surfing (in hours) Number of students
0x5 5
5  x  10 12
10  x  15 18
15  x  20 10
20  x  25 9
25  x  30 6
(a) Calculate the modal surfing time. [2 marks]
(b) Calculate the median and mean surfing time. [4 marks]
(c) Use the answer in (b), find the Pearson’s coefficient of skewness and comment on your answer.
[3
marks]
2 Camera lenses are made by two companies, A and B. 60% of the lenses are made by A and the remaining
40% by B. 5% of the lenses made by A and 7% made by B are faulty.
(a) One lens is selected at random. Find the probability that
(i) it is faulty [2 marks]
(ii) it was made by A, given that it is faulty. [2 marks]
(b) Two lenses are selected at random. Find the probability that
(i) exactly one of them is faulty. [2 marks]
(ii) both were made by A, given that exactly one is faulty. [2 marks]

3 In a grading test, students are classified into weak, average and good based on the scores of a certain test.
It is given that the scores are normally distributed with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 5. A
student is considered weak if the score is less than 44 and there are equal number of average and good
students. Calculate the border value which separates the average and the good students. [5 marks]

4 A random sample of 125 people was selected from a council’s electoral roll. Of these, 68 were in favour of
a proposed local building plan.
(a) Construct an approximate 98% confidence interval for the percentage of people on the council’s
electoral roll who were in favour of the proposal. [5 marks]
(b) Calculate, to the nearest 5, an estimate of the minimum sample size necessary in order that an
approximate 98% confidence interval for the percentage of people on the council’s electoral roll who
were in favour of the proposal has a width of at most 10 per cent. [4 marks]

5 A company manufactures components for fridge motors. The components are designed to have a length of
135.0 mm. The lengths, in mm, of a random sample of components manufactured on a given Monday were
135.2 135.7 134.8 135.1 136.2 135.7 136.0 135.8 135.5
Examine whether the mean length of components manufactured on that Monday was 135.0mm. Use the 5%
significance level and assume the lengths of components are normally distributed with a standard deviation
on 0.45 mm. [7 marks]
6 A randomly chosen sample of 80 motorcyclists were asked to keep records of the number of punctures they had in a
5-year period, together with a statement whether they kept their tyre pressure high, medium or low during that
period. The table below summarizes their records.
Number of punctures
Less than 3 From 3 to 5 More than 5
Low 6 8 13
Pressure Medium 6 9 10
High 12 9 7
Test whether the number of punctures is independent of tyre pressure at the 10% significance level.
[7 marks]

Section B [15 marks]

Answer only one questions in this section.
7 A random variable X has an exponential distribution with probability distribution function f(x), where

(a) Given that E(X) = , find

(i) E(X2), by using integration, [3 marks]
(ii) Var(X). [2 marks]
(b) (i) Derive the cumulative distribution function, F(x) of X for . [3 marks]
(ii) Hence, find in terms of k, the exact value of the 90 percentile of X.
th
[3 marks]
(c) A machine has two essential components, the lifetimes of which follow exponential distribution with
means a hours and 3a hours respectively. The machine will stop if either component fails. The failure
of the two components may be taken to be independent. Find the probability that the machine
continues to work for at least a hours from the start, giving your answer in the form eq, where q is a
rational number to be determined. [4 marks]

8 The volume, X millilitres, of energy drink in a bottle can be modelled by a normal random variable with
mean 507.5 millilitres and standard deviation 4.0 millilitres.
(a) Find
(i) P(X < 515) [2 marks]
(ii) P(500 < X < 515) [2 marks]
(iii) P(X  507.5) [2 marks]
(b) Determine the value of x such that P(X < x) = 0.96. [3 marks]
(c) The energy drink is sold in packs of 6 bottles. The bottles in each pack may be regarded as a random
sample.
(i) Calculate the probability that the volume of energy drink in at least 5 of the 6 bottles in a pack is
between 505 millilitres and 515 millilitres. [3 marks]
 (ii) Determine the probability that the mean volume of energy drink in bottles in a pack is more than
505 millilitres. [3 marks]
KL SMK METHODIST MathsT P1 2015 QA
MARKING SCHEME MATHEMATICS T TRIAL P3 STPM 2014 SMK(L) METHODIST KL

No Working Marks
1
(a) Modal surfing time = M1

= 12.14 hours A1

(b) Median surfing time = M1

= 13.6 hours A1

Mean surfing time = M1

= 14.5 hours A1

(c) Pearson’s coefficient of skewness = M1

A1
= 0.378
The distribution is positively skewed/skewed to the right. B1
Total 9 marks
2 (a)(i) (0.6  0.05) + (0.4  0.07) M1
= 0.058 A1
(ii) M1

= 0.517 A1
(b)(i) 0.058  0.942  2 M1
= 0.109 A1
(ii) M1

= 0.314 A1
Total 8 marks
3 X ~ N(50, 25)
P(X < 44) = P(Z < ) = 0.1151 M1A1

P = 1 = 0.5575 M1

M1
= 0.144 or 0.145
k = 50.72  The border value is 51 A1
Total 5 marks
4
(a) B1

98%  z = 2.326 (accept 2.33) B1

98% C.I. is M1

= (0.440 , 0.648) or (44%, 65%) A1

(b) M1A1
n  536.8 M1
Minimum sample size necessary = 540 (to the nearest 5)
A1
8 marks
Total
5 Ho :  = 135.0
H1 :   135.0 B1

B1
At 5% significance level, z = 1.96 B1

M1A1

Reject Ho M1
There is significant evidence that the mean is not 135.0. A1
Total 7 marks
6 Ho : The number of punctures is independent of the tyre pressure
B1
H1 : The number of punctures is not independent of the tyre pressure

Oi Ei M1
A1
6 8.100 0.544 (All Ei
8 8.775 0.068 correct)
13 10.125 0.816
6 7.5 0.3 M1
9 8.125 0.0942
10 9.375 0.042 ( )
12 8.4 1.543
9 9.1 0.0011
7 10.5 1.167
Total 2= 4.59 A1
B1
M1
Do not reject Ho A1
The number of punctures is independent of the tyre pressure
Total 8 marks
7
(a)(i) E(X2) = B1

= M1

M1
=

=2

=
A1

(ii) Var(X) = M1A1

 (b)(i) F(x) = M1

=
A1
= ,x>0

(ii) M1
M1

A1

(c) Component 1: = Component 2: = B1

P(x1 > a) = P(x2 > a) = M1

Probability that the machine continues to work for at least an hour = = M1A1
Total 15 marks
8 X ~ N(507.5, 4.02)
(a)(i) P(X < 515) = P(Z < ) M1

= P(Z < 1.875)

= 0.970 A1
(ii) P(500 < X < 515) = P(-1.875 < Z < 1.875) M1
= 0.939 A1
(iii) P(X  507.5) =P(X < 507.5) + P(X > 507.5) M1
=1 A1
(b) P(X < x) = 0.96

M1

B1

x = 514.5 (accept 515) A1

(c)(i) P(505 < X < 515) = P(-0.625 < Z < 1.875) = 0.7036 B1(use 0.939)
X ~ B(6, 0.7036)

P(X  5) = M1

= 0.428 A1

(ii)
B1

P( > 505) =
M1

= P(Z > -1.531)

= 0.937
A1
Total 15 marks