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A chemical test involves measuring two independent quantities, A and
B, and then expressing the result of the test as C, where C = A− 1
4B.
If A is normally distributed with mean 9 and standard deviation 1, and
B is also normally distributed with mean 32 and standard deviation 3,
what proportion of C values would you expect to be negative?

2007-02-26 02:21:36 · 1 answers · asked by sara j 1 in Science & Mathematics Mathematics

sorry , the correct c=A-1/4*b

2007-02-26 02:23:12 · update #1

1 answers

C will also be normal

meanC = E(A) - 1/4E(B)
=9 - 8 = 1

VarC = 1 + (1/16)(9) = 25/16 => std. dev. = 5/4

P(C < 0) = (0 - 1)/(5/4) = -4/5 = -0.80

Then use your standard normal to find P(Z < -0.8) = P(Z > 0.8)

2007-02-26 12:57:13 · answer #1 · answered by Modus Operandi 6 · 0 0

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