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Mathematics Higher Level for the IB Diploma

Self-assessment answers: 24 Continuous distributions

1. Let volume of coffee (ml) dispensed be V. Then V ~ N(150, 25).

(a) P(V < 142) = 0.0548 (3SF) (from GDC)

(b) P(V > a) = 0.2  a = 154.2 [5 marks]

1 1
 f ( x)dx  1   k  x dx  1
2
2. (a)
0 0

1
 x3  1
  kx    1  k 
 3 0 3

4
 k
3
0.3 0.3
(b) P(X < 0.3) = 0 f ( x) dx  
0
k  x 2 dx

3
4 3  1 3  4 9 391
        or 0.391 [5 marks]
3  10  3  10  10 1000 1000

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