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Chicken and turkey masses in kg have independent normal distributions.

BirdMean massStandard deviation
Chicken2.20.5
Turkey10.52.1

Chickens cost 3 dollars per kg and turkeys 5 dollars per kg.

(i) Find the probability that a random chicken costs more than 7 dollars.

(ii) Find the probability that both a random chicken costs more than 7 dollars and a random turkey more than 55 dollars.

(iii) Find the probability that their total price exceeds 62 dollars.

(iv) Explain why(iii) is greater than (ii).

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CJC · Discussion · Question 11

The total can exceed 62 even when one individual price misses its threshold.

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