The personnel department of a large corporation gives two aptitude tests to job applicants. From many years’ experience, the company has found that a person’s score for the first test, Y1, is normally distributed with μ1 = 50 and σ1 = 10. The scores for the second test, Y2, are normally distributed with μ2 = 100 and σ2 = 20. A composite score, Y, is assigned to each applicant, where Y = 3Y1 + 2Y2. To avoid unnecessary paperwork, the company automatically rejects any applicant whose composite score is below 375. If six individuals submit résumés, what are the chances that fewer than half will fail the screening tests? Hint: Use the fact that the sum of two independent normal random variables is also a normal random variable.
The personnel department of a large corporation gives two aptitude tests to job applicants. From many years’ experience, the company has found that a person’s score for the first test, Y1, is
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