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Mathematics/Paper 6/Linear Combinations of Random Variables
CAIEA-Level9709-a · Paper 6

Linear Combinations of Random Variables

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Q12025 Feb/Mar·P625MMedium-Easy

The random variables XX and YY have the independent distributions N(44,16)N(44, 16) and N(30,9)N(30, 9) respectively.

Find P(XY<15)P(X - Y < 15).

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Q42025 May/Jun·P612 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Find the mean and variance of the amount people pay for using the video game.

(b)

Each day, 3535 people independently use the video game.

Find the mean and variance of the total amount paid by 3535 people.

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Q52025 May/Jun·P634MMedium

In Urberia, the masses, in kilograms, of men have the distribution N(70.3,5.92)N(70.3, 5.9^2). A certain footbridge in Urberia can take a maximum safe load of 1500 kg. When nn men stand on the bridge, the probability that the bridge is unsafe is less than 0.01.

Stating a necessary assumption, find the maximum value of nn.

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Q12025 May/Jun·P652 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Find P(S3)P(S \le 3).

(b)

Show that the exact value of P(S2)P(S1)\frac{P(S \le 2)}{P(S \le 1)} is 12544\frac{125}{44}.

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Q52025 May/Jun·P655MMedium

Candidates for a certain diploma take two tests. Their marks for the first test and the second test are modelled by the independent variables with distributions N(38.1,3.82)N(38.1, 3.8^2) and N(64.0,6.12)N(64.0, 6.1^2) respectively. The final mark, FF, for each candidate is found by doubling the mark in the first test and adding the result to the mark in the second test.

Find the probability that the mean, Fˉ\bar{F}, of the final marks of a random sample of 25 candidates is greater than 143.

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Q62025 Oct/Nov·P612 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Find the probability that the total mass of a randomly chosen large bag of potatoes and a randomly chosen small bag of potatoes is more than 3.55 kg.

(b)

Find the probability that the mass of a randomly chosen large bag of potatoes is less than 3 times the mass of a randomly chosen small bag of potatoes.

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Q22025 Oct/Nov·P622 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Find the standard deviation of X+YX + Y.

(b)

Find the standard deviation of 5XY5X - Y.

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Q62025 Oct/Nov·P632 partsMedium-Easy
(a)

Find the probability that the total mass of a randomly chosen large bag of potatoes and a randomly chosen small bag of potatoes is more than 3.55kg.

(b)

Find the probability that the mass of a randomly chosen large bag of potatoes is less than 3 times the mass of a randomly chosen small bag of potatoes.

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Q52025 Oct/Nov·P652 partsMedium
(a)

Find P(L>S+0.5)\mathrm{P}(L > S + 0.5).

(b)

The price of tomatoes is $4.30 per kg.

A large bag of tomatoes and a small bag of tomatoes are chosen at random. Find the probability that the total price of the tomatoes in the two bags is less than $16.

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Q42024 Feb/Mar·P622 partsMedium
(a)

Find the probability that in a randomly chosen year the firm uses more gasoline than diesel fuel.

(b)

The costs per litre of gasoline and diesel fuel are $0.80 and $0.85 respectively.

Find the probability that the total cost of gasoline and diesel fuel in a randomly chosen year is between $20,000 and $22,000.

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