The Normal Distribution
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The weights, in kg, of male travelers at an airport follow a normal distribution with mean 82 and standard deviation 7. The weights of female travelers follow a normal distribution with mean 68 and standard deviation 6.

A male traveler and a female traveler are chosen at random.

a.

Find the probability that the male traveler weighs more than the female traveler.

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b.

Five male travelers and five female travelers are chosen at random to board a small shuttle.

Find the probability that their total weight is greater than 775 kg.

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The Normal Distribution Questions

Practise Edexcel A Level Maths The Normal Distribution with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 100 questions covering The Normal Distribution, Finding Probabilities for Normal Distributions, The Inverse Normal Distribution Function, The Standard Normal Distribution, Finding the mean and standard deviation, Approximating a Binomial Distribution, and Hypothesis Testing with the Normal Distribution, matched to the Edexcel A Level Maths (9MA0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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