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The Normal Distribution

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Question 64

The times it takes students to complete a test are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 12 minutes.

Given that the time by which 84.13% of students complete the test is 70 minutes, find the mean time.

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The Normal Distribution Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /The Normal Distribution

591 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths The Normal Distribution, covering 3.1 The Normal Distribution, 3.2 Finding Probabilities for Normal Distributions, 3.3 The Inverse Normal Distribution Function, 3.4 The Standard Normal Distribution, 3.5 Finding the mean and standard deviation, 3.6 Approximating a Binomial Distribution, and 3.7 Hypothesis Testing with the Normal Distribution. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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