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2.4.8 Normal distribution as a model (A-level only)

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Question 21

The independent random variables AAA and BBB are defined as:

A∼N(25,62)andB∼N(12,42) A \sim \text{N}(25, 6^2) \quad \text{and} \quad B \sim \text{N}(12, 4^2) A∼N(25,62)andB∼N(12,42)

The random variable XXX is defined as X=3A−2BX = 3A - 2BX=3A−2B.

a.

Find P(X>60)P(X > 60)P(X>60).

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b.

The random variable C∼N(30,σ2)C \sim \text{N}(30, \sigma^2)C∼N(30,σ2). The random variables C1,C2,C3, and C4C_1, C_2, C_3, \text{ and } C_4C1​,C2​,C3​, and C4​ are independent and each has the same distribution as CCC.

The random variable YYY is defined as Y=∑i=14CiY = \sum_{i=1}^4 C_iY=∑i=14​Ci​.

Given that P(A+B+Y<140)=0.0401P(A + B + Y < 140) = 0.0401P(A+B+Y<140)=0.0401 and that A,B, and YA, B, \text{ and } YA,B, and Y are independent,

find the value of σ\sigmaσ, the standard deviation of CCC.

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