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June 2023 p51 q4
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All the students are given a second puzzle to complete. Their times, in minutes, are normally distributed with mean \(\mu\) and standard deviation \(\sigma\). It is found that 20% of the students have times less than 14.5 minutes and 67% of the students have times greater than 18.5 minutes.
Find the value of \(\mu\) and the value of \(\sigma\).
Solution
Let \(z_1\) and \(z_2\) be the standard normal variables corresponding to the given percentages.
For 20% of students having times less than 14.5 minutes, \(z_1 = \frac{14.5 - \mu}{\sigma} = -0.842\).
For 67% of students having times greater than 18.5 minutes, 33% have times less than 18.5 minutes, so \(z_2 = \frac{18.5 - \mu}{\sigma} = -0.44\).