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Infer a normal standard deviation from symmetric tail areas

A Kranji farm sells chickens and ducks.

(a) Chicken mass has mean 2.5 kg and standard deviation 0.4 kg. If the probability that the mean of a large sample of nn chickens exceeds 2.45 kg is greater than 0.95, find the least nn. marks

(b) Duck mass XX kg is normal with mean 2.7 and standard deviation σ\sigma. Ducks cost $4 per kg. (i) Given P(X<2.5)=50107P(X<2.9) P(X<2.5)=\frac{50}{107}P(X<2.9), show that σ=0.424\sigma=0.424 to 3s.f. marks (ii) A housewife brings $ 50. Find the probability she has less than $27.50 after buying2 ducks. marks (iii) For 4 randomly chosen ducks, find the probability the most expensive costs less than $ 11. marks

[2010/RVHS/II/13]

CJC · Review problems · Question 7

The two cutoffs straddle the normal mean symmetrically, so the outside tails are equal.

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