The weight of a randomly chosen grape of a given variety may be taken to be a normal variable with mean 5g. Find the standard deviation, in grams, given that the probability that a randomly chosen grape weighs less than 3g is 0.123. Find the probability that a randomly chosen grape weighs more than 9g

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Statistics Formulae
Mean = u=
ΣΤ
Sample Variance = s
Some Probability Formulae
P(AUB) = P(A)+ P(B) - P(AnB)
1.
P(AnB), P(B) >0
2.
P(A/ B) =
P(B)
3.
P(AnB) = P(A/ B) + P(B)
4.
P(A/ B) = P(A)
P(AnB) = P(4) + P(B)
5.
P(A) = P(A/ B)P(B) + P(A/B)P(P(B)
6.
P(B/ A)P(A)
P(B/ A)P(A)+ P(B/A)P(A)
8.
P(A B) =
u = E(X) = ExP(x)
9.
a' =V(X) = E[(X -']= E(x-4)' P(x)
10.
a' =V(X)= E(X)* -[E(X)]*
11.
n!
12.
P(x) =
13.
u = npi
= npg
14.
-: for x= 0,1,2,3.
P(x)= pqx-1
15.
Transcribed Image Text:Statistics Formulae Mean = u= ΣΤ Sample Variance = s Some Probability Formulae P(AUB) = P(A)+ P(B) - P(AnB) 1. P(AnB), P(B) >0 2. P(A/ B) = P(B) 3. P(AnB) = P(A/ B) + P(B) 4. P(A/ B) = P(A) P(AnB) = P(4) + P(B) 5. P(A) = P(A/ B)P(B) + P(A/B)P(P(B) 6. P(B/ A)P(A) P(B/ A)P(A)+ P(B/A)P(A) 8. P(A B) = u = E(X) = ExP(x) 9. a' =V(X) = E[(X -']= E(x-4)' P(x) 10. a' =V(X)= E(X)* -[E(X)]* 11. n! 12. P(x) = 13. u = npi = npg 14. -: for x= 0,1,2,3. P(x)= pqx-1 15.
The weight of a randomly chosen grape of a given variety may be taken to be a normal variable
with mean 5g.
Find the standard deviation, in grams, given that the probability that a randomly chosen grape
weighs less than 3g is 0.123.
O Find the probability that a randomly chosen grape weighs more than 9g
Five grapes are chosen at random. Find the probability that at least two weigh less than
3g
(i) Using a suitable approximation, find the probability that, out of 100 randomly chosen
grapes at least 3 weigh more than 9g
Transcribed Image Text:The weight of a randomly chosen grape of a given variety may be taken to be a normal variable with mean 5g. Find the standard deviation, in grams, given that the probability that a randomly chosen grape weighs less than 3g is 0.123. O Find the probability that a randomly chosen grape weighs more than 9g Five grapes are chosen at random. Find the probability that at least two weigh less than 3g (i) Using a suitable approximation, find the probability that, out of 100 randomly chosen grapes at least 3 weigh more than 9g
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