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June 2013 p62 q1
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The random variable \(Y\) is normally distributed with mean equal to five times the standard deviation. It is given that \(P(Y > 20) = 0.0732\). Find the mean.
Solution
Let the mean be \(\mu\) and the standard deviation be \(\sigma\). We are given that \(\mu = 5\sigma\).
The probability \(P(Y > 20) = 0.0732\) corresponds to a standard normal variable \(Z\) such that \(P(Z > z) = 0.0732\). From standard normal distribution tables, \(z \approx 1.452\).
Using the transformation for a normal distribution, \(Z = \frac{Y - \mu}{\sigma}\), we have: