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Normal Distribution
Question 1
Skill involved: E421: Properties of the normal distribution and finding the probability of ranges.

The time, W minutes, taken by women to run a marathon is modelled by a normal

distribution with mean μ minutes.

Given that P ( W < μ+30 ) =0.82, find P ( W < μ−30∨W < μ )

(3 marks)

Question 2
Skill involved: E423: Standard Normal Distribution (including unknown mean and standard
deviation).

The random variable X N ( 27 , σ 2 )

Given that P ( X <24 )=0.155 , find the value of σ .

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Question 3
Skill involved: E424: Normal Distribution as an approximation to a Binomial Distribution.

The random variable X B (240 , 0.54 ).

Use a suitable approximation to estimate the value of P ( X >130 ) .

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

Question 4
Skill involved: E421: Properties of the normal distribution and finding the probability of ranges.

The random variable X N ( 8,0.92 ).

Use your calculator to find P ( 9< X <11 )

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Question 5
Skill involved: E423: Standard Normal Distribution (including unknown mean and standard
deviation).

The random variable X N ( 26 , σ 2 )

Given that P ( X <21 )=0.14, find the value of σ .

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

Question 6
Skill involved: E424: Normal Distribution as an approximation to a Binomial Distribution.

The proportion of customers who buy organic fruit from Tesson supermarket is 0.2
During a particular day, a random sample of 200 customers from Tesson supermarket is
taken. Using a suitable approximation, the probability that fewer than n of these customers
bought organic fruit is 0.0465 correct to 4 decimal places.

Find the value of n .

(6 marks)

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Question 7
Skill involved: E421: Properties of the normal distribution and finding the probability of ranges.

A random variabe X follows a normal distribution X N ( 5,0.32 )

What is the standard deviation?

Question 8
Skill involved: E423: Standard Normal Distribution (including unknown mean and standard
deviation).

The random variable X N ( 37 , σ 2 )

Given that P ( X <38 ) =0.605, find the value of σ .

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Question 9
Skill involved: E424: Normal Distribution as an approximation to a Binomial Distribution.

The random variable X B (150,0.54 ).

X can be approximated by the normal distribution N ( μ , σ 2 ).

Find the values of μ and σ .

Give your answers correct to 3 significant figures when appropriate.

Question 10
Skill involved: E354: Knowledge of the Edexcel large data set.

The partially completed box plot in Figure 1 shows the distribution of daily mean air
temperatures using the data from the large data set for Beijing in 2015 .

Simon Decides to model the air temperatures with the random variable
T N (22.6 ,5.19¿¿ 2)¿ .

Using Simon's model, calculate the 10th to 90 th interpercentile range.

(3 marks)

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Question 11
Skill involved: E423: Standard Normal Distribution (including unknown mean and standard
deviation).

Given that X N ( 51 ,8 2 ), find the value of z such that

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Question 12
Skill involved: E424: Normal Distribution as an approximation to a Binomial Distribution.

The random variable X B (200 , 0.46 ).

Use a suitable approximation to estimate the value of P ( X >80 ) .

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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Mark scheme
Question 1
0.36

Question 2
σ =¿2.96

Question 3
0.454

Question 4
0.133

Question 5
σ =¿4.63

Question 6
n=31

Question 7
0.3

Question 8
σ =¿3.76

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Question 9
μ=¿81
σ =¿6.10

Question 10
13.3

Question 11
z=1.125

Question 12
0.949

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