Venn Probability Height
1. **Problem statement:**
We have a class of 40 students with 25 taking Biology, 18 taking Chemistry, and 8 taking both subjects.
(i) Draw a Venn diagram to represent this information.
(ii) Find the probability that a student is registered for neither Chemistry nor Biology.
b) Heights of dwarf cocoa plants are normally distributed with mean $\mu=120$ cm and standard deviation $\sigma=8$ cm.
(i) Find the probability that a randomly selected plant is taller than 130 cm.
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### Part a(i): Venn Diagram
- Total students: 40
- Biology only: $25 - 8 = 17$
- Chemistry only: $18 - 8 = 10$
- Both Biology and Chemistry: 8
- Neither: $40 - (17 + 10 + 8) = 5$
### Part a(ii): Probability of neither subject
$$P(\text{neither}) = \frac{5}{40} = 0.125$$
### Part b(i): Probability plant taller than 130 cm
1. Standardize the height using the Z-score formula:
$$Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma} = \frac{130 - 120}{8} = 1.25$$
2. Find $P(Z > 1.25)$ using standard normal distribution tables or calculator:
$$P(Z > 1.25) = 1 - P(Z < 1.25) = 1 - 0.8944 = 0.1056$$
**Final answers:**
- Probability student registered for neither subject: $0.125$
- Probability plant taller than 130 cm: $0.1056$