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A-LevelMathematicsProbability and statisticsMay/June 2024Paper 6 Q69 Marks

The numbers of green sweets in 200 randomly chosen packets of Frutos are summarised in the table. Number of green sweets 0 1 2 3 > 3 Number of packets 32 50 97 21 0 The manufacturers of Frutos claim that the mean number of green sweets in a packet is 1.65 . Anji believes that the true value of the mean, μ, is less than 1.65. She uses the results from the 200 randomly chosen packets to test the manufacturers' claim.

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About This A-Level Mathematics Question

This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Mathematics (9709) May/June 2024 examination, Paper 6 Variant 3. It tests the topic of Probability and statistics and is worth 9 marks.

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