The volumes of chemical reagent in Grade A containers follow a normal distribution with mean 250 ml and standard deviation 4.5 ml. The volumes in Grade B containers follow a normal distribution with mean 242 ml and standard deviation 3.8 ml.
A single container of each grade is selected at random.
Calculate the probability that the Grade A container contains a smaller volume of reagent than the Grade B container.
A laboratory batch is formed by taking 4 Grade A containers and 6 Grade B containers chosen at random.
Determine the probability that the total volume of reagent in the batch is more than 2460 ml.
390 exam-style questions on OCR A Level Maths 2.4 Statistical Distributions, covering 2.4.1 Discrete probability distributions, 2.4.2 Binomial distribution as a model, 2.4.3 Calculating binomial probabilities, 2.4.4 Mean and variance of the binomial (A-level only), 2.4.5 Normal distribution as a model (A-level only), 2.4.6 Probabilities using the normal distribution (A-level only), 2.4.7 Links to histograms, mean and standard deviation (A-level only), and 2.4.8 Selecting an appropriate distribution (A-level only). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.