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2.4.2 The Normal distribution (A-level only)

2.4.2 The Normal distribution (A-level only)

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Question 63

The charging time, CCC minutes, of a high-performance industrial drone battery is modelled by a normal distribution such that C∼N(150,σ2)C \sim \text{N}(150, \sigma^2)C∼N(150,σ2). Quality control tests indicate that 6.68% of these batteries take longer than 180 minutes to reach full capacity.

a.

Determine the value of the standard deviation, σ\sigmaσ.

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b.

A logistics facility purchases a batch of 30 such batteries.

Calculate the probability that more than 4 of these batteries take longer than 180 minutes to charge.

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c.

An international shipping company operates 120 such facilities, each equipped with a batch of 30 batteries.

Using a suitable Poisson approximation, estimate the probability that at least 3 of these facilities have more than 4 batteries that take longer than 180 minutes to charge.

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