2021-2022

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S6
COMMON TEST 2
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SACRED HEART CANOSSIAN COLLEGE Name:

2021-2022 COMMON TEST 2
Class: No.:
SECONDARY 6
M1
Question No. Marks
Time allowed: 35 minutes
This paper must be answered in English 1

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
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(1) The full mark of this paper is 30.

(2) After the announcement of the start of the 4

examination, you should first write your name, class
and class number in the spaces provided on Page 1.
Total
(3) Answer ALL questions in this paper.

(4) Unless otherwise specified, numerical answers should

be either exact or correct to 4 decimal places.

(5) The diagrams in this paper are not necessarily drawn

to scale.
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1. The weights (in kg) of baggage of passengers in an airport follow a normal distribution with
mean μ kg and standard deviation 4 kg. A survey on the weights of baggage is conducted to
estimate μ .
(a) A random sample of 16 pieces of baggage is taken and their weights are recorded as
follow:
17.6 19.5 15.0 14.8
22.1 18.2 15.3 16.9
14.6 15.2 21.5 19.1
16.5 16.4 16.8 20.5
Construct a 95% confidence interval for μ .
(b) Another sample of n pieces of baggage is randomly selected. Find the minimum value of n
such that the width of the 99% confidence interval for μ is less than 4 kg.
(6 marks)
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2. In a supermarket, the waiting time (in minutes) of a customer at the cashier follows a normal
distribution with mean 3.8 min and standard deviation 4 min.
(a) Find the probability that the waiting time of a randomly chosen customer is less than 4.2
minutes.
(b) Find the probability that the 5th randomly chosen customer is the 3rd one whose waiting
time is less than 4.2 minutes.
(5 marks)
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3. The heights of the children in a kindergarten are normally distributed with a mean of  cm and
a variance of 121 cm2. It is known that 84.13% of the children is less than 105 cm.
(a) Find the value of .
(b) Suppose a random sample of 64 children in the kindergarten is selected. Find the
probability that the mean height of the sample lies between 91.8 cm and 97.3 cm.
(c) Another random sample of n children is selected such that the probability that the mean
height of the sample above 89.6 cm is at least 0.989. Find the least value of n.
(7 marks)
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4. In a shopping mall, the waiting time (in minutes) of a customer in a queue follows a normal
distribution with mean  and standard deviation . From a random sample of 16 customers, a
95% confidence interval for  is found to be (1.74, 5.66).
(a) (i) Find the value of .
(ii) Find the mean of the sample.
(3 marks)
(b) Another sample of 9 customers is randomly selected and their waiting times (in minutes)
in the queue are recorded as follows:
3.4 4.2 4.4 3.3 3.4 4.1 4.6 4.2 3.9
The two samples are then combined. Construct a 99% confidence interval for  using the
combined sample. (4 marks)
(c) Suppose that  = 3.8. If the waiting time of a costumer waiting in a queue is more than 12
minutes, a coupon will be issued to that costumer for compensation. Assume there are
500 costumers queuing in the shopping mall each day.
(i) Find the expected number of coupons issued each day.
(ii) Find the variance of the number of coupons issued each day.
(5 marks)
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9 
(a) (i) 2  1.96  = 5.66 − 1.74 1M
16
 =4 1A
(ii) The mean of the sample
5.66 + 1.74
=
2
= 3.7 1A
(3)
(b) The combined sample mean
3.7  16 + 3.4 + 4.2 + ... + 3.9
=
16 + 9
= 3.788 1A
A 99% confidence interval for 
 4 4  1M
=  3.788 − 2.575  , 3.788 + 2.575  
 25 25 
1A
= (1.728, 5.848)

(3)

9 (c) (i) Let X be the waiting time of a randomly chosen customer.

 12 − 3.8 
P( X  12) = P  Z  
 4 
= P( Z  2.05)
 0.5 − 0.4798
= 0.0202 1A
The expected number
= 500  0.0202
1M
= 10.1 1A

(ii) Let p be the sample proportion of the number of

customers with waiting time more than 12 minutes.
1M
E(p) = 0.0202
0.0202(1 − 0.0202)
Var( p) =
m
0.01979196
=
m
Hence,

1A for
0.44
1M +
1A

1A
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P( p  )  0.33
100
0.03 − 0.0202
P( Z  )  0.33
0.01979196
m
0.03 − 0.0202
 0.44
0.01979196
m
0.44 0.01979196
m
0.03 − 0.0202
m  39.89716218

Minimum value of m = 40.

4. (a) P(height of a child less than 105 cm) = 0.8413
 105 −  
P Z   = 0.8413 1M
 121 
105 − 
1 1A
121
 = 94
  1M Can use ‘’ sign
 
(b)  91. 8 − 94 97.3 − 94 
P(91.8  sample mean  97.3) = P Z
121 121 
 
 64 64  1A
= P(−1.6  Z  2.4)
= 0.4452 + 0.4918
= 0.937 1M

(c) P(sample mean  89.6)  0.989

1A
 
 
 89.6 − 94 
P Z   0.989
121  1A
 
 n 
89.6 − 94
 −2.29
121
n
n  32.775625
Thus, the least value of n is 33.
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(c) (i) Let X be the waiting time of a randomly chosen customer.

 4.2 − 3.8 
P( X  4.2) = P Z  
 4 
= P( Z  0.1)
 0.5 + 0.0398
= 0.5398

(ii) The required probability

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= C24 (0.5398) 2 (1 − 0.5398) 2 (0.5398)

 0.199867932
= 0.1999 (cor. to 4 d.p.)

7. (a) (i) The sample mean

17.6 + 19.5 + ... + 20.5
= kg
16
= 17.5 kg 1A
A 95% confidence interval for μ
 4 4 
= 17.5 − 1.96  , 17.5 + 1.96   1M + 1A 1A for 1.96
 16 16 
= (15 .54, 19.46) 1A

(ii) The width of a 99% confidence interval for μ is

 4 
(2)(2.575) .
 n
 4 
(2)(2.575) 4 1M + 1A 1A for 2.575
 n
n  5.15
n  26.5225
∴ The minimum value of n is 27. 1A