50 per cent of a certain product have weight 60 Kg or more whereas 10 ...
Solution:
Given that 50% of the product has weight 60 Kg or more, and 10% have weight 55 Kg or less. Let us assume that the weight of the product follows a normal distribution.
Finding the Mean:
We know that the normal distribution is symmetric, and the mean is the midpoint of the distribution. Therefore, the mean of the distribution is:
Mean = (60 + 55) / 2 = 57.5 Kg
Finding the Standard Deviation:
Using the empirical rule, we can say that:
- 68% of the product falls within one standard deviation of the mean
- 95% of the product falls within two standard deviations of the mean
- 99.7% of the product falls within three standard deviations of the mean
Let us assume that x is the weight of the product and σ is the standard deviation.
- 50% of the product have weight 60 Kg or more. This implies that:
P(x ≥ 60) = 0.50
Using the standard normal distribution table, we can find the value of the z-score:
z = (60 - 57.5) / σ = 2.5 / σ
From the table, we get:
P(z ≥ 0.67) = 0.2514
Therefore, P(x ≥ 60) = 0.2514
- 10% of the product have weight 55 Kg or less. This implies that:
P(x ≤ 55) = 0.10
Using the standard normal distribution table, we can find the value of the z-score:
z = (55 - 57.5) / σ = -2.5 / σ
From the table, we get:
P(z ≤ -0.83) = 0.2033
Therefore, P(x ≤ 55) = 0.2033
Adding both probabilities, we get:
P(x ≤ 55) + P(x ≥ 60) = 0.2033 + 0.2514 = 0.4547
Using the complement rule, we get:
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Using the standard normal distribution table, we can find the value of the z-score:
z = (57.5 - 57.5) / σ = 0
From the table, we get:
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Solving for σ, we get:
(60 - 57.5) / σ = 0.84
σ ≈ 2.98 Kg
Finding the Variance:
Variance = σ^2 = (2.98)^2 = 8.88 Kg^2
Given (1.28) = 0.90:
The value (1.28) is the z-score corresponding to the cumulative probability of 0.90. From the standard normal distribution table, we get:
P(z ≤ 1.28) = 0.8997
Therefore, we can say that 90% of the product have
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