1. The random variable X is distributed normally with mean 30 and standard deviation 2.

Find p(27 ≤ X ≤ 34).

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Answer:

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(Total 4 marks)

2. Z is the standardized normal random variable with mean 0 and variance 1. Find the value of a
such that P( | Z | ≤ a) = 0.75.

Working:

Answer:

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(Total 3 marks)

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3. A continuous random variable X has probability density function

 4
 , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1,
f ( x) =  π (1 + x 2 )
 0, elsewhere


Find E(X).

Working:

Answer:

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(Total 3 marks)

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4. The probability density function f (x), of a continuous random variable X is defined by

1
 x(4 – x 2 ), 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
4
 0, otherwise.
f (x) =

Calculate the median value of X.

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Answer:

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(Total 6 marks)

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5. The random variable X is normally distributed and

P(X ≤ 10) = 0.670

P(X ≤ 12) = 0.937.

Find E(X).

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Answer:

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(Total 6 marks)

6. A random variable X is normally distributed with mean µ and standard deviation σ, such that
P(X > 50.32) = 0.119, and P(X < 43.56) = 0.305.

(a) Find µ and σ .

(5)

(b) Hence find P(|X – µ | < 5).

(2)
(Total 7 marks)

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7. The following diagram shows the probability density function for the random variable X, which
is normally distributed with mean 250 and standard deviation 50.

f( x )

1 8 0 2 5 0 2 8 0 x

Find the probability represented by the shaded region.

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Answer:

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(Total 6 marks)

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8. The discrete random variable X has the following probability distribution.

k
 , x = 1, 2, 3, 4
x
0, otherwise
P(X = x) =

Calculate

(a) the value of the constant k;

(b) E(X).

Working:

Answers:

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(Total 6 marks)

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9. Let f (x) be the probability density function for a random variable X, where

kx 2 , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2

f (x) 0, otherwise

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(a) Show that k = 8 .
(2)

(b) Calculate

(i) E(X);

(ii) the median of X.

(6)
(Total 8 marks)

10. A continuous random variable X has probability density function given by

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f (x) = k (2x – x ), for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2
f (x) = 0, elsewhere.

(a) Find the value of k.

(b) Find P(0.25 ≤ x ≤ 0.5).

Working:

Answers:

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(Total 6 marks)

11. The continuous random variable X has probability density function

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2
f (x) = 6 x(1 + x ) for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2,
f (x) = 0 otherwise.

(a) Sketch the graph of f for 0 ≤ x ≤ 2.

(2)

(b) Write down the mode of X.

(1)

(c) Find the mean of X.

(4)

(d) Find the median of X.

(5)
(Total 12 marks)

12. The probability density function f (x) of the continuous random variable X is defined on the
interval [0, a] by

1x for 0 ≤ x ≤ 3.

f ( x) =  8
27 for 3 < x ≤ a.
 2
 8x

Find the value of a.

W o r k i n g :

A n s w e r :

(Total 6 marks)

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13. A random variable X is normally distributed with mean µ and variance σ . If P (X > 6.2) =
0.9474 and P (X < 9.8) = 0.6368, calculate the value of µ and of σ .

W o r k i n g :

A n s w e r :

(Total 6 marks)

14. The time, T minutes, required by candidates to answer a question in a mathematics examination
has probability density function

1 2
 72 (12t − t − 20) , for 4 ≤ t ≤ 10

f (t ) = 
0 ,



(a) Find

(i) µ , the expected value of T;

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(ii) σ , the variance of T.
(7)

(b) A candidate is chosen at random. Find the probability that the time taken by this
candidate to answer the question lies in the interval [µ – σ , µ ].
(5)
(Total 12 marks)

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15. The continuous random variable X has probability density function

 x
 , for 0 ≤ x ≤ k
1 + x 2
 0, otherwise.
f (x) = 

(a) Find the exact value of k.

(5)

(b) Find the mode of X.

(2)

(c) Calculate P(1 ≤ X ≤ 2).

(3)
(Total 10 marks)

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16. A continuous random variable X has probability density function f defined by

e x , for 0 ≤ x ≤ ln 2

f (x) =  0, otherwise.

Find the exact value of E(X).

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17. A continuous random variable X has the probability density function f given by

 8
 , 0≤ x≤2
 π ( x 2 + 4)
 0, otherwise.
f (x) = 

(a) State the mode of X.

(b) Find the exact value of E (X).

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18. A continuous random variable X has probability density function defined by

 c 2
 2
, for − ≤ x≤2 3
4+ x 3
 0, otherwise.
f (x) = 

(a) Find the exact value of the constant c in terms of π .

(5)

(b) Sketch the graph of f (x) and hence state the mode of the distribution.
(3)

(c) Find the exact value of E(X).

(4)
(Total 12 marks)

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19. The random variable T has the probability density function

π  πt 
cos   , − 1 ≤ t ≤ 1.
f (t) = 4 2

Find

(a) P(T = 0);

(2)

(b) the interquartile range.

(5)

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20. A continuous random variable X has probability density function

12 x 2 (1 − x ) , for 0 ≤ x ≤ 1,

0, otherwise.
f (x) = 

Find the probability that X lies between the mean and the mode.

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