Upper-tail probability and a lower percentile for normally distributed battery lifetimes

Upper-tail probability and a lower percentile for normally distributed battery lifetimes

6 marks

The lifetimes of a brand of torch battery are normally distributed with mean \(420\) hours and standard deviation \(35\) hours.

  1. Find the probability that a battery of this brand lasts for more than \(470\) hours.[3]
  2. Of these batteries, \(6.3\%\) last for less than \(d\) hours. Find the value of \(d\).[3]

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Answer:(a) \(0.0766\) (b) \(d=366\)

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