Mathematics (AS & A Level) · May / June 2024 · Paper 62 · Question 6
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The masses of cereal boxes filled by a certain machine have mean 510 grams. An adjustment is made to the machine and an inspector wishes to test whether the mean mass of cereal boxes filled by the machine has decreased. After the adjustment is made, he chooses a random sample of 120 cereal boxes. The mean mass of these boxes is found to be 508 grams. Assume that the standard deviation of the masses is 10 grams.
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