- [Maximum mark: 5]
A farmer grows two types of apples—cooking apples and eating apples. The weights of the apples, in grams, can be modelled as normal distributions with the following parameters:
| Apple type | Mean | Standard deviation |
|---|---|---|
| Eating | 100 g | 20 g |
| Cooking | 140 g | 40 g |
For each type of apple you can assume that 95 % of the weights are within two standard deviations of the mean.
(a) Find the percentage of eating apples that have a weight greater than 140 g.
The farmer grows a large number of apples of which 80 % are eating apples. Both types of apples are picked and randomly mixed together in a cleaning machine. After cleaning, the machine separates out those that have a weight greater than 140 g into a container.
(b) An apple is randomly selected from this container. Find the probability that it is an eating apple. Give your answer in the form , where .