Class test and quiz: Continuous probability distribution

Marks 15; Duration 1 hour

1) Which of the following variables is approximately normally distributed? [1]

𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 2 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐼𝐷

2) Find 𝑃 ( < 𝑍 < 3). [1]
100
2
3) If X follows 𝑁(𝜇 = 98, 𝜎 = 25) then find 𝑃(𝑋 = 98 + 𝑙𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐼𝐷). [1]
2
4) If X follows 𝑁(𝜇 = 98, 𝜎 = 25) then find 𝑃(𝑋 < 98). [1]
5) An electrical firm manufactures light bulbs that have a life, before burn-out, that is normally distributed with
mean equal to 800 hours and a standard deviation of 40 hours. Find the probability that a bulb burns between
775 and 835 hours. [2]
6) A soft-drink machine is regulated so that it discharges an average of 250 milliliters per cup. If the amount of
drink is normally distributed with a standard deviation equal to 20 milliliters,
(a) what fraction of the cups will contain more than 264 milliliters? [2]
(b) what is the probability that a cup contains between 240 and 270 milliliters? [2]
(c) how many cups will probably overflow if 260-milliliter cups are used for the next 1000 drinks? [3]
(d) above what value do we get the largest 25% of the drinks? [2]