Combined revenue in a range

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Two stores have independent daily revenues. Store 1's revenue is normally distributed with mean 200 and standard deviation 9 (in thousands). Store 2's revenue has mean 300 and standard deviation 12.

What is the probability that their combined revenue for the day falls between 485 and 530?

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The sum of the two independent normal revenues is normal. Add the means, and add the variances (squared standard deviations). Mean of the combined revenue: 200 + 300 = 500. Variance of the combined revenue: 9^2 + 12^2 = 81 + 144 = 225, so the standard deviation is \sqrt{225} = 15. The total is normal with mean 500 and standard deviation 15. For a range, standardize both endpoints: Lower, 485: \;z = \dfrac{485 - 500}{15} = -1. Upper, 530: \;z = \dfrac{530 - 500}{15} = 2. The probability of landing between them is the area below the upper z minus the area below the lower z: P(485 \le 	ext{tota…

Combined revenue in a range

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