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June 2023 p51 q4
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A mathematical puzzle is given to a large number of students. The times taken to complete the puzzle are normally distributed with mean 14.6 minutes and standard deviation 5.2 minutes.
In a random sample of 250 of the students, how many would you expect to have taken more than 20 minutes to complete the puzzle?
Solution
First, we standardize the time of 20 minutes using the formula for the standard normal distribution:
\(Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}\)
where \(X = 20\), \(\mu = 14.6\), and \(\sigma = 5.2\).
\(Z = \frac{20 - 14.6}{5.2} = 1.03846\)
Next, we find the probability that \(Z > 1.03846\). Using standard normal distribution tables or a calculator, we find: