Practice Worked Examples (7) - Normal Distribution - IB 10 Mathematics – Group 5, Statistics & Probability
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Question 1 Easy

What is the Z-score for X = 54 when X ~ N(50, 8)?

💡 Hint: Use Z = (X - μ) / σ.

Question 2 Easy

If P(Z < 1) is 0.8413, what is P(Z < -1)?

💡 Hint: Look at the symmetry of the distribution.

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Question 1

What is the Z-score when X = 60, μ = 50, and σ = 10?

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💡 Hint: Remember the Z-score formula.

Question 2

True or False: In a normal distribution, mean, median, and mode are equal.

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False

💡 Hint: Think about the symmetry of the distribution.

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Challenge 1 Hard

A factory produces part sizes that are normally distributed with a mean of 50mm and a standard deviation of 5mm. What is the probability that a part will be between 47mm and 53mm?

💡 Hint: Use Z = (X - μ) / σ to convert.

Challenge 2 Hard

If test scores are normally distributed with a mean of 75 and a standard deviation of 10, what score would you need to be in the top 2%?

💡 Hint: Use the standard Z-table for the 98th percentile.

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