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Square the coefficient of a two-packet total and retain both tails

Fettuccine packet mass is normal with mean 450 g and standard deviation σg.10% weigh at most 437 g.

(i) Find σ. marks

Spaghetti packet masses follow N(500,9.22)N(500,9.2^2). Thomas buys six spaghetti packets and two fettuccine packets.

(ii) Find the probability that the total spaghetti mass differs from twice the two-packet fettuccine total by at least 1250 g. marks

(iii) State an assumption needed in(ii). mark

[2020/SAJC/Prelim/11(part)]

CJC · Review problems · Question 11

The factor 2 multiplies the complete fettuccine total, so its variance is multiplied by 4.

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